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14,598 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to landslides in Malaysia, protests in Lima (Peru) and illness in Vienna. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalaysia 56 in 100 of its 424 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

236 of its 424 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 207 of Malaysia's 236 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Landslides were named in 197 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Kuala Lumpur stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

101 of its 155 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Lima accounted for 48 of Peru's 101 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. 41 of Lima's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Health

Austria

32 of its 85 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Vienna accounted for 27 of Austria's 32 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories). Covid was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

45 of its 101 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 32 of Lebanon's 45 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

101 of its 173 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 101 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 32 of Tehran's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Jordan

37 of its 113 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 20 of Amman's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

26 of its 56 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 17 of Rajouri's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Germany

211 of its 643 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories). Extreme cold was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, earthquake and tsunami.

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Health

Uganda

44 of its 85 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Rabies was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 161 of Ukraine's 312 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: rabies in Uganda (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Germany (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Ukraine (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in UK (36 of its stories, about 6 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 16 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 14,598 stories about harm among 72,736 counted on 16 Dec.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 31 October 2022. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 72,736 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Malaysia's news. In Malaysia, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. On 16 December 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Peru65 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Malaysia56 in 100 of its 424 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Uganda52 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 38 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 673 Lima Peru41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Tehran Iran32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Boston US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualBali, Indonesia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 21 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 50 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- disasters & accidents: 52 stories, carried by 30 outletsOwatonna, US -- food & livelihood: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsCheltenham, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsArtsakh, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 14 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 21 stories, carried by 27 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bali Indonesia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Beirut Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● West Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 52 stories ● Owatonna US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 4,923 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,526 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,257 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence10% 1,432 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 788 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 633 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 605 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 254 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 killed3,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,402 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,034 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees174 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced133 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Malaysia and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations52 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 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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