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20,645 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Niamey, a disaster in White Island and protests in Lahore (Pakistan). Niger's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNiger 92 in 100 of its 77 stories, usually 34
RegionOceania 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Conflict & violence

Niger

71 of its 77 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Niamey accounted for 31 of Niger's 71 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

563 of its 1,253 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. White Island accounted for 307 of New Zealand's 563 stories about harm, carried by 720 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories → White Island stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

296 of its 841 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 73 of Lahore's 118 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Lahore stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

South Sudan

37 of its 47 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought.

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Conflict & violence

Jersey

48 of its 142 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half 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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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

37 of its 55 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 8 of Yangon's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

106 of its 208 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Storms were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with extreme cold.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

48 of its 174 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 20 of Somalia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. 10 of Mogadishu's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Algeria (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Australia (100 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Chile (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); malaria in Uganda (10 of its stories, about 4 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 12 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 20,645 stories about harm among 121,133 counted on 12 Dec.

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Niger stood out: 92% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 121,133 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Sierra Leone's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 12 December 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger92 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Gambia70 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar67 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq64 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Guwahati India197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 Lahore Pakistan73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Delhi India57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Zambia: 25 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 63 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 32 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 42 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 35 in 100 of its 419 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Trinidad & Tobago: 29 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 61 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 79 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 28 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 1,045 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 54 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sierra Leone: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Samoa: 88 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 841 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 1,459 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 92 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nicaragua: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 45 in 100 of its 1,253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 27 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Namibia: 28 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mexico: 22 in 100 of its 564 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 34 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 26 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jamaica: 24 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 30 in 100 of its 746 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 64 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 45 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)India: 22 in 100 of its 5,969 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iceland: 28 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 31 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 60 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Gambia: 70 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 46 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greenland: 68 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Czechia: 25 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 60 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 34 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Hong Kong: 24 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chile: 51 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chad: 33 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 27 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 32 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 67 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burundi: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bosnia: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bolivia: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Benin: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 45 in 100 of its 413 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahamas: 29 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Australia: 21 in 100 of its 2,741 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Armenia: 28 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Argentina: 27 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Algeria: 34 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Albania: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 55 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jersey: 34 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nauru: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Niger 92 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Gambia 70 in 100 of its 179 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 64 in 100 of its 177 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 55 in 100 of its 264 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 61 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Chile 51 in 100 of its 208 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 6,173 stories · about as usual Health22% 4,552 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,717 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,804 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,087 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 845 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 685 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 441 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 killed5,509 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions167 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people displaced151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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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