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8,906 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Athens, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and people injured in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalaysia 68 in 100 of its 177 stories, usually 35
RegionSoutheast Asia 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Disasters & accidents

Greece

87 of its 130 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Athens accounted for 42 of Greece's 87 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (21 stories). Accidents were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

53 of its 68 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Khartoum accounted for 42 of Sudan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. 41 of Khartoum's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

56 of its 103 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Iran

41 of its 114 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

89 of its 162 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Dhaka accounted for 52 of Bangladesh's 89 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

120 of its 177 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 48 of Malaysia's 120 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

79 of its 111 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jammu accounted for 31 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Uganda

24 of its 36 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

33 of its 44 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Italy

69 of its 170 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Spain (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in India (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in US (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 8,906 stories about harm among 31,060 counted on 25 Dec.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 12 September 2021. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 6 times their usual in Spain's news. In Greece, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 29 in every 100 of the day's 31,060 stories, above the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir71 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Malaysia68 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Greece67 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Thailand57 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 40 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Khartoum Sudan41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42 Chicago US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Beijing China17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Boston US17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: too little coverage to readAksai 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUK: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAbuja, Nigeria -- health: 27 stories, carried by 16 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 141 outletsRedbridge, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 18 outletsAnantnag, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 15 outletsNashville, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 21 outletsSurigao City, Philippines -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 114 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

● Barbados warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Abuja Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Redbridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Anantnag Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Nashville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 5,040 stories · about as usual Rights & justice13% 1,121 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents12% 1,100 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 755 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 304 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 206 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 160 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 139 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 killed2,300 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected754 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people injured554 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests536 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced63 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting evacuations43 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions37 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.