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The news turned to protests in Lima (Peru), violence in Bandung and people displaced in South Sudan. Indonesia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGermany 42 in 100 of its 708 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Peru

54 of its 130 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Lima accounted for 40 of Peru's 54 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. 31 of Lima's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Drought was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu and flu.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

163 of its 288 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bandung accounted for 63 of Indonesia's 163 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

134 of its 242 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 72 of Iran's 134 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 59 of Tehran's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

44 of its 81 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Baghdad accounted for 24 of Iraq's 44 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

295 of its 708 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (202 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

34 of its 81 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 25 of Kashmir's 34 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Cambodia

24 of its 55 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Spain

97 of its 432 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hiv in Ghana (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
20 in 10017 in 1007 Nov15 Nov22 Nov29 Nov7 Dec7 Nov: 19 in 1008 Nov: 18 in 1009 Nov: 17 in 10010 Nov: 18 in 10012 Nov: 18 in 10013 Nov: 19 in 10014 Nov: 18 in 10015 Nov: 18 in 10016 Nov: 19 in 10017 Nov: 19 in 10018 Nov: 18 in 10019 Nov: 18 in 10020 Nov: 19 in 10021 Nov: 19 in 10022 Nov: 19 in 10023 Nov: 20 in 10024 Nov: 19 in 10025 Nov: 18 in 10026 Nov: 19 in 10027 Nov: 19 in 10028 Nov: 20 in 10029 Nov: 20 in 10030 Nov: 20 in 1001 Dec: 19 in 1002 Dec: 19 in 1003 Dec: 19 in 1004 Dec: 19 in 1005 Dec: 19 in 1006 Dec: 19 in 1007 Dec: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 15,246 stories about harm among 81,023 counted on 7 Dec.

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In Peru's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 81,023 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 7 December 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In Peru, 42% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Indonesia57 in 100 of its 288 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Iran55 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Iraq54 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia44 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia44 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 31 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Tehran Iran59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 San Francisco US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)UK: 25 in 100 of its 5,271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 677 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 37 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 26 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 81 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 31 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 744 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 78 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 1,082 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Poland: 28 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 513 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 42 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 646 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malta: 28 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 28 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 32 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 35 in 100 of its 369 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 54 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 55 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 57 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Germany: 42 in 100 of its 708 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Gambia: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Fiji: 29 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 44 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominican Republic: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 32 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)China: 31 in 100 of its 1,860 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 44 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 61 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 34 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)China: 31 in 100 of its 1,860 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 677 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Indonesia 57 in 100 of its 288 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 55 in 100 of its 242 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iraq 54 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Germany 42 in 100 of its 708 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Peru 42 in 100 of its 130 stories · mostly health ● Israel 35 in 100 of its 369 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 5,838 stories · more than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice23% 3,439 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,824 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,701 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 822 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 611 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 592 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 245 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 killed3,353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,475 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured738 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations53 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill9 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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