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20,159 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at train derailment in Bangladesh, refugees in Sweden and protests in Tirana (Albania). Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArgentina 36 in 100 of its 256 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 50 of Bangladesh's 90 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Train derailment was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Sweden

71 of its 224 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 201 of Ukraine's 385 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 285 of Palestine's 356 stories about harm, carried by 408 outlets. Meningitis was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Argentina

91 of its 256 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Buenos Aires accounted for 43 of Argentina's 91 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

27 of its 74 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 3 of Medellin's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Malawi

26 of its 66 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

252 of its 746 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

12 of its 26 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. the Red Sea accounted for 11 of Djibouti's 12 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (81 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Kenya (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Philippines (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 13 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 20,159 stories about harm among 113,138 counted on 13 Dec.

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Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Bangladesh's news. of the day's 113,138 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 13 December 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. Bangladesh's news was 34% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel68 in 100 of its 2,120 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 567 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan59 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Somalia52 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria50 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 693 Delhi India139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 Gaza Palestine63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Jerusalem Israel29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Hollywood US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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 lessIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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 readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMogadishu, Somalia -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 31 outletsBrooklyn, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 77 stories, carried by 527 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsArkansas, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsWaterloo, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 24 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 34 stories, carried by 15 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- displacement: 20 stories, carried by 21 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 24 stories, carried by 21 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Brooklyn US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 77 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Arkansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories ● Waterloo Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 6,024 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice23% 4,649 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 3,283 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,361 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood6% 1,123 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,041 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 794 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 535 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 killed4,707 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions751 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced350 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations126 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 much 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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