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16,502 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at rights and justice in Ayia Napa, violence in Mogadishu and protests in Warsaw (Poland). Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 75 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 18
RegionOceania 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Cyprus

124 of its 165 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Ayia Napa accounted for 118 of Cyprus' 124 stories about harm, carried by 404 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Ayia Napa stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

163 of its 173 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mogadishu accounted for 145 of Somalia's 163 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

30 of its 118 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 12 of Warsaw's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Health

Romania

26 of its 61 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iraq

350 of its 485 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kirkuk accounted for 171 of Iraq's 350 stories about harm, carried by 707 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (228 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

161 of its 258 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kabul accounted for 88 of Afghanistan's 161 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 44 of Sudan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. 30 of Khartoum's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Papua New Guinea

67 of its 147 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Illness was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

92 of its 328 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 24 of Kyiv's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (64 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

687 of its 1,951 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Tornadoes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Papua New Guinea (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Mauritius (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in China (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Sudan (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 16,502 stories about harm among 80,254 counted on 30 Dec.

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Cyprus stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 80,254 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. Tonga's news mentioned the cyclone about 7 times as often as usual. On 30 December 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia94 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Cyprus75 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 18 · mostly rights & justice Iraq72 in 100 of its 485 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen65 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan65 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 491 Delhi India75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 242 Ayia Napa Cyprus57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Kirkuk Iraq57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Atlanta US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sBahrain: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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): 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'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Russia about three times as fearful as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 350 stories about harm ● Cyprus about three times as fearful as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Papua New Guinea about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 4,136 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Health23% 3,797 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,152 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 2,826 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,030 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 670 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 315 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 270 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 killed5,351 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,301 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,675 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations158 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Australia Stories reporting abductions123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about two-thirds of 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 harsher than 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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