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The day's news pointed at landslides in Colombia, violence in Balkh and protests in Tehran (Iran). Colombia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 55 in 100 of its 82 stories, usually 29
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Colombia

45 of its 82 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Risaralda accounted for 23 of Colombia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Landslides were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Risaralda stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

97 of its 147 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Balkh accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 97 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Balkh stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

146 of its 273 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 81 of Iran's 146 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 56 of Tehran's 81 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 →
Health

Germany

108 of its 475 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

175 of its 329 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jakarta accounted for 60 of Indonesia's 175 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. 36 of Jakarta's 60 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Albania

15 of its 32 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 9 of Tirana's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

35 of its 54 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with covid and hunger.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

26 of its 50 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 4 of Baghdad's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 130 of Ukraine's 265 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); train derailment in Thailand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Russia (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in Australia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 4 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 6 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 14,940 stories about harm among 77,566 counted on 6 Dec.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Colombia. of the day's 77,566 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Colombia stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. A year earlier, on 6 December 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti65 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia55 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran53 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia53 in 100 of its 329 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 435 Tehran Iran56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Beijing China48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Moscow Russia38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166

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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 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 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: 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 lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: 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 lessIsrael: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 readUganda: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 28 outletsWichita, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- health: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsUvalde, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 24 stories, carried by 12 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 11 stories, carried by 30 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 35 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- health: 31 stories, carried by 16 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

● Ajit India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Wichita US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Hanoi Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Uvalde US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,679 stories · more than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice24% 3,530 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,779 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,533 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 835 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 627 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 557 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 221 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 killed3,470 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured830 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations87 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 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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