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17,724 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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 lessTurkmenistan: 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: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessSeychelles: 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 lessRomania: 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 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 lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: 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: no storiesFrench 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: no storiesEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl 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 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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: near the world's share or lessCape 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 lessMyanmar: 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 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 storiesVatican 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: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Zambia: 62 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 57 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 899 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 30 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 25 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 60 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 28 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 29 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 48 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 43 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 648 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 777 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 29 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 689 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 25 in 100 of its 578 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 69 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 28 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 376 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kazakhstan: 30 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 1,713 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 616 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 49 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 46 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greenland: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 29 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 33 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 34 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 616 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 616 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 899 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 616 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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 71 in 100 of its 1,713 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 616 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 69 in 100 of its 106 stories · mostly displacement ● Syria 60 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Zambia 62 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 46 in 100 of its 188 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

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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