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24,382 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tirana (Albania), the earthquake in Taiwan and violence in Beirut. Albania's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLebanon 58 in 100 of its 184 stories, usually 38
RegionCentral Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Albania

31 of its 41 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tirana accounted for 25 of Albania's 31 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. 18 of Tirana's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

73 of its 181 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Taipei accounted for 51 of Taiwan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

107 of its 184 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 93 of Lebanon's 107 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (87 stories).

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

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 34 of Afghanistan's 95 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 17 of Kabul's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Tunisia

24 of its 42 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Venezuela

37 of its 80 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

54 of its 71 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Finland

43 of its 136 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Norway

36 of its 134 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Norway (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Germany (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Australia (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in China (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 24,382 stories about harm among 100,547 counted on 10 Dec.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 5 November 2020. of the day's 100,547 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. Taiwan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Albania's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. On 11 December 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen76 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia63 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia62 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon58 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1015 Delhi India77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Los Angeles US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Beijing China39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Lagos Nigeria26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

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: 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'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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: 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'sMyanmar: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 14,897 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 4,268 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 1,614 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,355 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 954 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 471 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 320 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 236 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 killed6,336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations54 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill34 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
● 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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