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The day's news pointed at landslides in Malaysia, violence in Kirkuk and protests in Machu Picchu (Peru). Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMalaysia 56 in 100 of its 228 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words 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

128 of its 228 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Batang Kali accounted for 95 of Malaysia's 128 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Batang Kali stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

52 of its 64 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kirkuk accounted for 29 of Iraq's 52 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Kirkuk stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

70 of its 97 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 21 of Machu Picchu's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Machu Picchu stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sweden

25 of its 50 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

73 of its 113 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kabul accounted for 39 of Afghanistan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Avalanche was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

197 of its 588 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 13 of Lagos' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Cholera was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 46 of Iran's 96 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. 35 of Tehran's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

195 of its 536 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

131 of its 413 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Greece

26 of its 88 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 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: drownings in South Africa (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in India (11 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 18 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 6,938 stories about harm among 35,324 counted on 18 Dec.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Malaysia. of the day's 35,324 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Malaysia stood out: 56% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. A year earlier, on 18 December 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Peru, on 6 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq81 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Peru72 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Malaysia56 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Sweden50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 24 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Tehran Iran35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Jerusalem Israel29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Machu Picchu Peru21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 23 Ayacucho Peru19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 19

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: no storiesGuam: 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: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 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 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 lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: 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 lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: no storiesLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: 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: 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 lessJamaica: 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 lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: 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: no storiesGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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: no storiesBelize: 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 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 lessAlbania: 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: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican 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: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 35 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vietnam: 27 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)UK: 27 in 100 of its 2,283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 335 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 49 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Taiwan: 32 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 67 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sweden: 50 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 413 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 348 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 72 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 536 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 34 in 100 of its 588 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 56 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 41 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 81 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 48 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 33 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 30 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 32 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 29 in 100 of its 587 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Barbados: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 27 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Austria: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 29 in 100 of its 587 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 335 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 53 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

● Peru 72 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iraq 81 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 113 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Malaysia 56 in 100 of its 228 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 48 in 100 of its 201 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ukraine 45 in 100 of its 335 stories · mostly shelter & services

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 2,259 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice21% 1,457 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,165 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence12% 829 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 360 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 310 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 302 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 167 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 killed1,841 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected731 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests574 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees104 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced69 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Malaysia and Russia Stories reporting abductions67 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations39 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 harsher than 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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