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19,805 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at volcanic eruption in Indonesia, a disaster in Bangkok and people injured in Nigeria. Nigeria's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 53 in 100 of its 366 stories, usually 25
RegionSoutheast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

194 of its 366 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Mount Marapi accounted for 89 of Indonesia's 194 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (55 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 139 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.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Mount Marapi stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Thailand

79 of its 193 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Bangkok accounted for 35 of Thailand's 79 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

459 of its 1,544 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Tanzania

36 of its 61 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Landslides were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Zambia

11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Philippines

322 of its 885 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 257 of Palestine's 326 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Tanzania (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in India (395 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Uganda (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Germany (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 19,805 stories about harm among 108,425 counted on 5 Dec.

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In Indonesia, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,425 stories, as usual. On 5 December 2022, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel72 in 100 of its 2,189 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 501 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Tanzania59 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan57 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia53 in 100 of its 366 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 611 Gaza Palestine45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Jerusalem Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Hollywood US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Tel Aviv Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,572 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 326 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 459 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 7 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 218 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,686 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,418 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents17% 3,297 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence15% 3,007 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 998 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 760 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 696 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 594 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 killed5,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,350 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,927 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions734 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 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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