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19,031 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Deaths in Stockholm, violence in Dera Ismail Khan and people affected in Bolivia drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 65 in 100 of its 51 stories, usually 34
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Health

Sweden

70 of its 218 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Stockholm accounted for 46 of Sweden's 70 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

336 of its 923 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Dera Ismail Khan accounted for 132 of Pakistan's 336 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Dera Ismail Khan stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Zambia

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Ethiopia

33 of its 51 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nicaragua

26 of its 38 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Managua accounted for 20 of Nicaragua's 26 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

30 of its 128 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

97 of its 253 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

43 of its 71 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Russia (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Zambia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Australia (50 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Kenya (10 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 12 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 19,031 stories about harm among 107,509 counted on 12 Dec.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 2 October 2023. 18 in every 100 of the day's 107,509 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In Sweden, 32% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. On 12 December 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 1,946 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia65 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 34 · mostly health Palestine64 in 100 of its 578 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen61 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 622 Gaza Palestine67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Tel Aviv Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Kerem Shalom Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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'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 readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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'sPoland: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'sNorth 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 336 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,378 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 368 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories a little warmer than the world's · 10 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,731 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice23% 4,354 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,036 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,415 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,028 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 853 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 745 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 499 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 killed4,533 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,985 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,063 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions661 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced371 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations120 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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