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12,995 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Tsim Sha Tsui (Hong Kong), snowstorms in Switzerland and violence in Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 53 in 100 of its 723 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

80 of its 127 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tsim Sha Tsui accounted for 62 of Hong Kong's 80 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. 60 of Tsim Sha Tsui's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Tsim Sha Tsui stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

69 of its 165 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Snowstorms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Norway

42 of its 154 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Indonesia

104 of its 268 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

116 of its 228 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 62 of Iran's 116 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. 43 of Tehran's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

383 of its 723 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (60 stories). Typhoon was named in 248 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, road crashes and power cuts.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

41 of its 63 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

22 of its 44 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 6 of Casablanca's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

170 of its 234 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Idlib accounted for 105 of Syria's 170 stories about harm, carried by 361 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (248 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Chile (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Israel (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 12,995 stories about harm among 66,713 counted on 26 Dec.

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People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 66,713 stories, above the usual 18. Hong Kong's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. A year earlier, on 26 December 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso94 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji65 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong63 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Lucknow India59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Moscow Russia52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSudan: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualHerat, Afghanistan -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 100 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 105 outletsAlabama, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsCairo, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsFlorida, US -- health: 31 stories, carried by 34 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 22 outletsSandringham, UK -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 156 outletsCambridge, UK -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 36 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Herat Afghanistan about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 47 stories ● Alabama US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Cairo Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Florida US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 3,520 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,961 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Health20% 2,582 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,789 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 825 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 513 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 322 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 279 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 killed4,166 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,808 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting arrests1,539 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured980 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees229 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced214 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions182 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations133 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about one and a half times 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 →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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