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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.

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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: no storiesUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 lessSri Lanka: 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 lessSierra Leone: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: no storiesSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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: no storiesMalta: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: 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 storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: 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: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: 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: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 32 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Zambia: 52 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 77 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)UK: 29 in 100 of its 4,828 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 628 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Trinidad & Tobago: 33 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 51 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 687 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 55 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 710 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 933 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Zealand: 27 in 100 of its 359 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 84 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Laos: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kyrgyzstan: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jamaica: 34 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 69 in 100 of its 343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iceland: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Finland: 37 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 42 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 27 in 100 of its 1,524 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brunei: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bolivia: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Armenia: 63 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Algeria: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 27 in 100 of its 1,524 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 628 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jersey: 56 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Libya 84 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 69 in 100 of its 343 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 179 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 72 in 100 of its 100 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 77 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly health ● Peru 55 in 100 of its 150 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

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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