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14,958 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tsim Sha Tsui (Hong Kong), rights and justice in Riyadh and people killed in Jordan. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 57 in 100 of its 264 stories, usually 24
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Hong Kong

84 of its 158 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tsim Sha Tsui accounted for 64 of Hong Kong's 84 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. 62 of Tsim Sha Tsui's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Tsim Sha Tsui stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

250 of its 530 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Riyadh accounted for 164 of Saudi Arabia's 250 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Health

Jordan

40 of its 134 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Heatstroke was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

173 of its 248 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Idlib accounted for 117 of Syria's 173 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Côte d’Ivoire

19 of its 27 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Abidjan accounted for 17 of Côte d’Ivoire's 19 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. 12 of Abidjan's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Indonesia

151 of its 264 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

188 of its 406 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Tropical storm was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with cyclone, storms and landslides.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

29 of its 58 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Cyclone was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

20 of its 27 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

India

160 of Delhi's 302 stories were about protests or strikes. Landslides were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Fiji (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (44 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); oil spill in Ecuador (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in UK (80 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in Canada (22 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 24 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 14,958 stories about harm among 81,381 counted on 24 Dec.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 18 in every 100 of the day's 81,381 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Hong Kong, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. A year earlier, on 24 December 2018, 20 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 →

Syria70 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia59 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 38 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Indonesia57 in 100 of its 264 stories · usually 24 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong53 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 302 Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Abuja Nigeria60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Riyadh Saudi Arabia56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164

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'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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: 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'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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'sCuba: 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 readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful 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 about one and a half times as fearful 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 156 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 4,613 stories · about as usual Health22% 3,245 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,724 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,707 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 969 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 650 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 451 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 338 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 killed4,240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced195 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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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