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8,326 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), the tsunami in Indonesia and violence in Kabul. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 61 in 100 of its 187 stories, usually 42
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

114 of its 187 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 50 of Iran's 114 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 40 of Tehran's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

57 of its 112 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tsunami was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

76 of its 128 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kabul accounted for 47 of Afghanistan's 76 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Sweden

17 of its 53 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

El Salvador

15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Comasagua accounted for 15 of el Salvador's 15 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. 10 of Comasagua's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Protests & strikes

China

278 of its 791 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 66 of Beijing's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Singapore

14 of its 53 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Albania

10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Chile

15 of its 37 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

53 of its 112 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Australia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Canada (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in India (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in UK (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in US (59 of its stories, about three 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 3 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 8,326 stories about harm among 42,944 counted on 3 Dec.

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Mentions of the tsunami ran about three times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 42,944 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 3 December 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Iran's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran61 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia51 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine48 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye47 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Beijing China66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Tehran Iran40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Hyderabad India19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 23 Delhi India17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: 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'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Mexico few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 154 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 2,794 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 2,236 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents12% 988 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 946 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 415 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 406 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 300 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 137 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 killed2,082 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests823 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected625 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions77 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced59 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations29 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill8 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 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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