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15,284 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Jerusalem and arrests in Indonesia. Iran's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 64 in 100 of its 328 stories, usually 42
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

209 of its 328 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 121 of Iran's 209 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 105 of Tehran's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

337 of its 742 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 158 of Israel's 337 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

135 of its 269 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Peru

93 of its 231 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Lima accounted for 66 of Peru's 93 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. 44 of Lima's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

10 of its 31 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 5 of Pyongyang's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

98 of its 161 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jenin accounted for 48 of Palestine's 98 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 55 of Bangladesh's 83 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 32 of Dhaka's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

185 of its 619 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (92 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

69 of its 353 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in India (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (40 of its stories, about 8 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 8 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 15,284 stories about harm among 80,226 counted on 8 Dec.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 80,226 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 8 December 2021, 25 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 →

Iran64 in 100 of its 328 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Palestine61 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Syria59 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia50 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq48 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Washington US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 573 Jerusalem Israel73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Lima Peru44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 New York US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sJordan: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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 readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: 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'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sComoros: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Iran about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 337 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 179 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,715 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,712 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,746 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,718 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 852 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 604 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 531 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 231 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 killed3,596 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured797 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions166 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations62 at about the usual rate 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 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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