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8,788 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Landslides in Malaysia, protests in Lima (Peru) and homes and services in Kyiv drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMalaysia 62 in 100 of its 281 stories, usually 21
RegionSoutheast Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

174 of its 281 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 138 of Malaysia's 174 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (129 stories). Landslides were named in 150 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain. 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

82 of its 105 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Lima accounted for 26 of Peru's 82 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 21 of Lima's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

214 of its 441 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 129 of Ukraine's 214 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

19 of its 22 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Iran

89 of its 151 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 33 of Iran's 89 stories about harm, carried by 297 outlets. 29 of Tehran's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Jordan

27 of its 75 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 7 of Amman's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

62 of its 203 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 23 of Tijuana's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Germany

94 of its 318 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Berlin accounted for 59 of Germany's 94 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Extreme cold was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding, earthquake and tsunami.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

21 of its 45 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Poland

19 of its 55 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Germany (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in UK (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 8,788 stories about harm among 42,703 counted on 17 Dec.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 30 October 2022. 21 in every 100 of the day's 42,703 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Malaysia, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. the news turned to Malaysia for the second day running. A year earlier, on 17 December 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Peru78 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Malaysia62 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran59 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine49 in 100 of its 441 stories · usually 40 · mostly shelter & services Afghanistan45 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Tehran Iran29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33 Tijuana Mexico23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 24 Lima Peru21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26 Machu Picchu Peru17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 20

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 58 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 28 outletsKentucky, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSolihull, UK -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 57 outletsMidlands, UK -- health: 33 stories, carried by 29 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

● Beirut Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Solihull UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 22 stories ● Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,758 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice24% 2,108 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,409 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence11% 970 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 421 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 407 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 390 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 205 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 killed2,344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected948 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting arrests845 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured705 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees125 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations56 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Germany Stories reporting abductions54 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and the US

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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