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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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 lessSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 usualNiger: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 10 stories, carried by 28 outletsMontana, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 27 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 24 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 20 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 38 stories, carried by 18 outletsKolkata, India -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Geneva Switzerland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Melbourne Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Phnom Penh Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 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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