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20,287 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), illness in Apia and a disaster in Khartoum. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSamoa 93 in 100 of its 90 stories, usually 66
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

239 of its 390 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 149 of Iran's 239 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. 126 of Tehran's 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Samoa

84 of its 90 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Apia accounted for 25 of Samoa's 84 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Samoa over 30 days → its stories → Apia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sudan

75 of its 108 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Khartoum accounted for 61 of Sudan's 75 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (44 stories).

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Tunisia

30 of its 62 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tunis accounted for 20 of Tunisia's 30 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Honduras

14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 5 of Agua Zarca's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

35 of its 138 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

China

125 of Beijing's 195 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). HIV was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heatwave was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zambia

21 of its 56 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 4 of Lusaka's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (151 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Rwanda (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Sri Lanka (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Zimbabwe (21 of its stories, about three times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Dec. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 20,287 stories about harm among 119,866 counted on 3 Dec.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 119,866 stories, as usual. On 3 December 2018, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Samoa93 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Sudan69 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq64 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Yemen63 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran61 in 100 of its 390 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Beijing China125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 446 London UK90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 470 Hyderabad India54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualYorkshire, UK -- health: 28 stories, carried by 23 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 15 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 29 stories, carried by 26 outletsMasvingo, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 37 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 74 stories, carried by 45 outletsMahshahr, Iran -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 66 outletsThiruvananthapuram, India -- food & livelihood: 11 stories, carried by 11 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Masvingo Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 6,029 stories · about as usual Health24% 4,672 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,600 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,534 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,125 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 878 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 512 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 508 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed5,010 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced232 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting refugees222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions153 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill50 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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