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20,041 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to deaths in Bratislava, flooding in Russia and protests in Delhi (India). Cuba's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 44 in 100 of its 801 stories, usually 24
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Slovakia

28 of its 46 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Bratislava accounted for 27 of Slovakia's 28 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 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.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

308 of its 1,351 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (99 stories). Flooding was named in 35 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.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

India

1,807 of its 6,087 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 520 of Delhi's 638 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Peru

32 of its 105 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Lima accounted for 26 of Peru's 32 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. 13 of Lima's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

351 of its 801 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Panama

19 of its 51 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 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.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

80 of its 223 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Colombo accounted for 62 of Sri Lanka's 80 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

698 of its 2,543 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Heatwave was named in 159 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.

its stories →
Health

Venezuela

26 of its 73 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Australia (159 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Indonesia (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Iran (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Spain (10 of its stories, about 9 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 19 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 20,041 stories about harm among 117,867 counted on 19 Dec.

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Slovakia's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 117,867 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 19 December 2018, 17 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 →

Sudan56 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Iraq55 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Syria46 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines44 in 100 of its 801 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India520 stories about protests or strikes, of its 638 Bengaluru India129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600 Sydney Australia92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Lucknow India74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80

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'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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'sLibya: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: 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: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Philippines about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 351 stories about harm ● Cuba few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● India about twice as angry as the world's · 1,807 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 308 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 6,692 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Health24% 4,674 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,063 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence12% 2,364 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,149 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 818 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 471 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 451 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 killed4,824 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,852 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,095 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees324 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions173 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill55 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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