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11,500 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Darfur (Sudan), a disaster in White Island and refugees in India. Sudan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNew Zealand 54 in 100 of its 507 stories, usually 26
RegionOceania 32 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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

131 of its 156 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Darfur accounted for 71 of Sudan's 131 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. 58 of Darfur's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

276 of its 507 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. White Island accounted for 163 of New Zealand's 276 stories about harm, carried by 527 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (204 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories → White Island stories →
Rights & justice

India

1,213 of its 4,121 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Snowstorms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nepal

28 of its 72 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Chile

36 of its 69 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 9 of Santiago's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

244 of its 663 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 52 of Lahore's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

39 of its 100 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 22 of Beirut's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

136 of its 208 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 54 of Afghanistan's 136 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

119 of its 402 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Denmark

13 of its 45 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in France (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Australia (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Canada (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in UK (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 16 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 11,500 stories about harm among 63,308 counted on 14 Dec.

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In France's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 63,308 stories, as usual. Sudan's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%. A year earlier, on 14 December 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan84 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq61 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice New Zealand54 in 100 of its 507 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Chile52 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Guwahati India127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Washington US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Darfur Sudan58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71 Lahore Pakistan52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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 lessSomalia: 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: 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 lessGeorgia: 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: no storiesFrench 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: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: 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: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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 lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: 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: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 69 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 38 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 37 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 84 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 33 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Saudi Arabia: 29 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Samoa: 95 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 402 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 37 in 100 of its 663 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 935 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 85 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 54 in 100 of its 507 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 39 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Namibia: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 27 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 33 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 39 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 61 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 29 in 100 of its 4,121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iceland: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gambia: 81 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 30 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominican Republic: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greenland: 86 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 29 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 37 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hong Kong: 46 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chile: 52 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belgium: 38 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bahamas: 29 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Algeria: 35 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Albania: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Sudan 84 in 100 of its 156 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 208 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● New Zealand 54 in 100 of its 507 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iraq 61 in 100 of its 90 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Chile 52 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 43 in 100 of its 188 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 3,692 stories · about as usual Health20% 2,296 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,147 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,605 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 640 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 409 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 287 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 214 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 killed3,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions165 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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