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13,553 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tripoli (Libya), violence in Kabul and deaths in Lusaka. Yemen's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLibya 84 in 100 of its 112 stories, usually 32
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Libya

94 of its 112 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tripoli accounted for 49 of Libya's 94 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. 28 of Tripoli's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

116 of its 179 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kabul accounted for 87 of Afghanistan's 116 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Zambia

31 of its 60 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Lusaka accounted for 26 of Zambia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories → Lusaka stories →
Health

Yemen

40 of its 52 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Hunger was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

235 of its 343 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 63 of Tehran's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

83 of its 150 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lima accounted for 46 of Peru's 83 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. 43 of Lima's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

72 of its 100 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jenin accounted for 53 of Palestine's 72 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

38 of its 60 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Yerevan accounted for 30 of Armenia's 38 stories about harm, carried by 7 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

UK

1,382 of its 4,828 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (204 stories). Extreme cold was named in 90 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with hypothermia, snowstorms and storms.

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Disasters & accidents

Jersey

45 of its 80 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Ghana (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (90 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in India (42 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 13,553 stories about harm among 67,614 counted on 12 Dec.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 5 November 2022. of the day's 67,614 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Libya stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. It was the second day running that the news turned to Libya. In Yemen's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 6 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya84 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen77 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Palestine72 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Iran69 in 100 of its 343 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 410 Tehran Iran63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77 Los Angeles US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Mashhad Iran48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Lima Peru43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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 readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: 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: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer 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'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer 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 a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sJersey: 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

● Iran about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 94 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 4,757 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,022 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,235 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence10% 1,380 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 742 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 575 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 475 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 203 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 killed3,434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations59 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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