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21,439 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Ostrava, a disaster in White Island and people killed in Sweden. the Czechia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCzechia 72 in 100 of its 287 stories, usually 11
RegionOceania 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Czechia

207 of its 287 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Ostrava accounted for 123 of the Czechia's 207 stories about harm, carried by 363 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Ostrava stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

837 of its 1,409 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. White Island accounted for 578 of New Zealand's 837 stories about harm, carried by 879 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Natural hazards were named in 697 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories → White Island stories →
Health

Sweden

227 of its 438 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (111 stories). Avalanche was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

56 of its 108 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Algiers accounted for 37 of Algeria's 56 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 36 of Algiers' 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories).

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

Ethiopia

73 of its 142 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 4 of Oromo's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

143 of its 321 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Santiago accounted for 92 of Chile's 143 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Extreme cold was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Conflict & violence

Gambia

161 of its 213 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times 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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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

44 of its 61 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

24 of its 38 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Cyclone was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm and heavy rain.

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Rights & justice

Eritrea

14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Greenland (34 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Madagascar (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (85 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in Malaysia (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); extreme cold in Chile (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 21,439 stories about harm among 119,521 counted on 10 Dec.

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The Czechia's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 11%. of the day's 119,521 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Greenland's news mentioned flooding about 9 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 10 December 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Gambia76 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Greenland72 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Czechia72 in 100 of its 287 stories · usually 11 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar70 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia68 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 516 Delhi India67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Guwahati India45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 London UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Beijing China42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Gambia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 161 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Czechia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 207 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 111 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 6,425 stories · about as usual Health23% 4,750 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 4,154 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,696 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,052 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 866 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 600 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 497 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 killed5,968 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,778 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting arrests2,459 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees313 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 softer than 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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