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What the world's news said happened to people.
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19,997 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Beirut (Lebanon), violence in Ankara and people affected in Ethiopia drew the news. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 59 in 100 of its 167 stories, usually 36
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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

Lebanon

75 of its 174 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Beirut accounted for 58 of Lebanon's 75 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 52 of Beirut's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

186 of its 446 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Ankara accounted for 84 of Türkiye's 186 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
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Protests & strikes

India

1,795 of its 6,176 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 613 of Delhi's 798 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 60 of Afghanistan's 172 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Drought was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

21 of its 68 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Havana accounted for 19 of Cuba's 21 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 10 of Havana's 19 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Measles was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 36 of Iraq's 55 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 19 of Baghdad's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

Argentina

32 of its 110 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Dominican Republic (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (76 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Malaysia (15 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 17 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 19,997 stories about harm among 115,023 counted on 17 Dec.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Lebanon. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 115,023 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in the Dominican Republic's news. In Lebanon, 43% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. A year earlier, on 17 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 →

Syria62 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia59 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 36 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Sudan56 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Congo55 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India613 stories about protests or strikes, of its 798 Washington US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 555 Kolkata India62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Paris France61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Beirut Lebanon52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. 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: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVatican City: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPitcairn: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage about twice 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

● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Jersey few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● India about twice as angry as the world's · 1,795 stories about harm ● Italy about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 86 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 6,235 stories · about as usual Health23% 4,572 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,487 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,286 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,224 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 825 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 521 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 450 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 killed5,005 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,830 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees385 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting abductions312 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations77 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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

How it felt 30 days →

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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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