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Most of the day's attention went to landslides in Zambia, train derailment in Sudan and people injured in Switzerland. Zambia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostZambia 62 in 100 of its 50 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Zambia

31 of its 50 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 37 of Sudan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Conflict & violence

Switzerland

85 of its 303 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Displacement

Rwanda

80 of its 188 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Covid was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Poisoning was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 31 of Iraq's 37 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 347 of Palestine's 394 stories about harm, carried by 498 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Russia (48 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Kenya (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Rwanda (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 17,724 stories about harm among 95,897 counted on 11 Dec.

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In Russia's news, mentions of poisoning ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 95,897 stories, as usual. Zambia's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. A year earlier, on 11 December 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 1,713 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan69 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Palestine64 in 100 of its 616 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Zambia62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria60 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Gaza Palestine96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347 Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Jerusalem Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Tel Aviv Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Hollywood US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta 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'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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 · 1,224 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 394 stories about harm ● Iran a little warmer than the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Zambia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 41 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,995 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,945 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence17% 2,933 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,509 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 940 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 891 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 700 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 500 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 killed4,460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,923 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,739 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,066 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions562 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced411 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations111 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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 softer 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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