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11,657 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to storms in Indonesia, rights and justice in Jerusalem and violence in Beirut. Indonesia's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Africa 44 in 100 of its 295 stories, usually 28
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 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

Indonesia

90 of its 166 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

South Africa

130 of its 295 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Sudan

19 of its 24 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Omdurman accounted for 11 of Sudan's 19 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

286 of its 830 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storm surge.

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Rights & justice

France

93 of its 367 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Paris accounted for 59 of France's 93 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

38 of its 58 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

149 of its 443 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Flooding was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and drownings.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Philippines (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in China (58 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Russia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Australia (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); train derailment in Canada (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 11,657 stories about harm among 52,109 counted on 27 Dec.

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Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in the Philippines' news. On 27 December 2021, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 22 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 52,109 stories, above the usual 20. Indonesia's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria66 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia54 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon49 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia48 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Israel48 in 100 of its 350 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 Tehran Iran39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Paris France28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 London UK22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 13 stories, carried by 30 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 33 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 43 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsOregon, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 44 stories, carried by 34 outletsFlorida, US -- health: 44 stories, carried by 52 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 · 13 stories ● Tigray Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Beirut Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Adelaide Australia 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 →

Health34% 3,962 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 2,673 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice18% 2,101 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence10% 1,096 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 593 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 464 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 422 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 224 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 killed3,011 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,234 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,043 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees156 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people displaced150 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Burkina Faso Stories reporting abductions123 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations89 at about twice the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 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 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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