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15,313 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Lima (Peru), violence in Kabul and people injured in Ireland drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLibya 71 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 39
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much 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

62 of its 122 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Lima accounted for 35 of Peru's 62 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 25 of Lima's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

99 of its 144 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kabul accounted for 85 of Afghanistan's 99 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ireland

228 of its 844 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Libya

45 of its 63 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tripoli accounted for 31 of Libya's 45 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. 16 of Tripoli's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

143 of its 256 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 33 of Tehran's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

46 of its 160 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 15 of Athens' 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

41 of its 233 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 17 of Brasilia's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

24 of its 49 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Displacement

Albania

20 of its 39 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Rwanda (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in US (179 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in India (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); hypothermia in UK (22 of its stories, about 4 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 13 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 15,313 stories about harm among 77,824 counted on 13 Dec.

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In Rwanda's news, mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 77,824 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 13 December 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Peru, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya71 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda54 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 47 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 591 Los Angeles US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Beijing China34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Tehran Iran33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48

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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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 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 storiesPakistan: 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 lessNiger: 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 storiesNamibia: 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 lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 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 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 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 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 lessCuba: 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 storiesColombia: 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 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 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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 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: 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: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Zambia: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 70 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)UK: 27 in 100 of its 4,955 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 692 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 44 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tajikistan: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 43 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 41 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 776 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 84 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 54 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 498 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 51 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 892 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 49 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 71 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 25 in 100 of its 364 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ireland: 27 in 100 of its 844 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 47 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 56 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 40 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 61 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 29 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greenland: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 67 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 27 in 100 of its 1,764 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 35 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chile: 30 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 32 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Barbados: 53 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 51 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 69 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 27 in 100 of its 1,764 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 692 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jersey: 44 in 100 of its 68 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

● Afghanistan 69 in 100 of its 144 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 56 in 100 of its 256 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Libya 71 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Peru 51 in 100 of its 122 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Rwanda 54 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 5,581 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,315 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,365 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence10% 1,570 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 910 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 592 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 578 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 227 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 killed3,424 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,327 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured801 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations35 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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