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15,246 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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

how these are picked →
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.

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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
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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 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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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 lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIllinois, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 33 outletsLouisiana, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 37 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- health: 23 stories, carried by 19 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Adelaide Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Nairobi Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 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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