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11,665 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Managua (Nicaragua), heavy rain in Zambia and violence in Bissau. Zambia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 44 in 100 of its 521 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

44 of its 49 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 4 of Managua's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms, heavy rain and tropical storm. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Disasters & accidents

Zambia

18 of its 29 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Lusaka accounted for 14 of Zambia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Philippines

229 of its 521 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Philippine accounted for 121 of the Philippines' 229 stories about harm, carried by 381 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Tsunami was named in 127 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon and volcanic eruption.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

145 of its 448 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 94 of Russia's 145 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

54 of its 130 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

13 of its 32 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 4 of Havana's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Afghanistan

40 of its 81 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

8 of its 8 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. 4 of Ouagadougou's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Philippines (127 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in India (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in US (155 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
21 in 10018 in 1003 Nov10 Nov17 Nov24 Nov2 Dec3 Nov: 19 in 1004 Nov: 21 in 1005 Nov: 21 in 1006 Nov: 18 in 1007 Nov: 18 in 1008 Nov: 18 in 1009 Nov: 19 in 10010 Nov: 18 in 10011 Nov: 19 in 10012 Nov: 20 in 10013 Nov: 19 in 10014 Nov: 19 in 10015 Nov: 19 in 10016 Nov: 18 in 10017 Nov: 18 in 10018 Nov: 19 in 10019 Nov: 20 in 10020 Nov: 18 in 10021 Nov: 18 in 10022 Nov: 19 in 10023 Nov: 19 in 10024 Nov: 18 in 10025 Nov: 19 in 10026 Nov: 20 in 10027 Nov: 19 in 10028 Nov: 19 in 10029 Nov: 19 in 10030 Nov: 19 in 1001 Dec: 19 in 1002 Dec: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 11,665 stories about harm among 59,173 counted on 2 Dec.

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In the Philippines' news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 59,173 stories, as usual. Nicaragua's news was 90% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. On 2 December 2022, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel74 in 100 of its 1,424 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia61 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Iran51 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 Moscow Russia40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Gaza Palestine33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Jerusalem Israel29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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 lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: 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 lessSouth Africa: 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 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessPeru: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: 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 lessGuyana: 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 lessGreece: 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: near the world's share or lessNew 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 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 lessEgypt: 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: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: 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 lessAustria: 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt 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: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Zambia: 62 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 56 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 61 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Seychelles: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 448 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Romania: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 44 in 100 of its 521 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 645 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 90 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Netherlands: 29 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 32 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 27 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jamaica: 30 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 74 in 100 of its 1,424 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 50 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 51 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 42 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea-Bissau: 82 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 39 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 54 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 100 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 334 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 104 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

● Israel 74 in 100 of its 1,424 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 334 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 61 in 100 of its 61 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 44 in 100 of its 521 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 56 in 100 of its 72 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 49 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,194 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 2,927 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,836 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,825 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 527 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 477 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 363 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 317 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 killed3,169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions643 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees138 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations98 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 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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