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22,851 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Zewan, protests in Bogota (Colombia) and illness in Dhaka drew the news. Haiti's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 75 in 100 of its 132 stories, usually 49
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

99 of its 132 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Zewan accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 99 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Zewan stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

32 of its 59 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 9 of Bogota's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Health

Bangladesh

101 of its 204 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 58 of Bangladesh's 101 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

98 of its 116 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Belarus

67 of its 143 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 20 of Minsk's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

189 of its 303 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kabul accounted for 128 of Afghanistan's 189 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

175 of its 286 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (92 stories). Tsunami was named in 127 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

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Disasters & accidents

South Sudan

18 of its 28 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Cholera was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Russia

244 of its 758 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Heatwave was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires and storms. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Denmark

56 of its 142 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (127 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in South Sudan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (848 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 22,851 stories about harm among 85,795 counted on 14 Dec.

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Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 85,795 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kashmir stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%. On 14 December 2020, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 27 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti84 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir75 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia61 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Hungary56 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 847 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 473 Beijing China33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Los Angeles US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Kabul Afghanistan22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 lessNigeria: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualKpong, Ghana -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsOhio, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsArkansas, US -- disasters & accidents: 30 stories, carried by 49 outletsPoonch, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsPinau, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsVaranasi, India -- health: 20 stories, carried by 12 outletsSokoto, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 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

● Kpong Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Arkansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 30 stories ● Poonch Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Pinau Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 12,828 stories · about as usual Rights & justice15% 3,304 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,960 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Conflict & violence7% 1,488 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 631 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 626 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 524 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 295 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 killed5,155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced82 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations69 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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