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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
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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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 readBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualGuinea-Bissau: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 46 outletsBoise, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsBerkshire, UK -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBissau, Guinea-Bissau -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 40 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 13 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

● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Manipur India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Boise US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Amsterdam Netherlands about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 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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