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17,876 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Conakry, arrests in Hong Kong and people killed in Kuwait. Djibouti's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGuinea 79 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 26
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Guinea

69 of its 87 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Conakry accounted for 68 of Guinea's 69 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories).

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

106 of its 242 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kuwait

27 of its 70 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Australia

630 of its 2,623 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (38 stories). Cyclone was named in 120 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with respiratory illness and heatstroke.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

49 of its 97 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kabul accounted for 22 of Afghanistan's 49 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Tropical storm was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone, landslides and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (127 stories). Hunger was named in 95 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Ecuador

24 of its 36 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

38 of its 52 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (120 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Indonesia (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in US (453 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Israel (95 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 17,876 stories about harm among 93,106 counted on 18 Dec.

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Guinea stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 93,106 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Australia's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 4 times their usual. On 18 December 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guinea79 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya73 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel69 in 100 of its 1,964 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 64 · mostly displacement Palestine60 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 518 Jerusalem Israel69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Beijing China47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Delhi India46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Tel Aviv Israel37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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 lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 lessRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualDjibouti: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualSistan, Iran -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 31 outletsSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 41 stories, carried by 83 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 20 stories, carried by 19 outletsPhuket, Thailand -- health: 11 stories, carried by 32 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 59 stories, carried by 32 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

● Sistan Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 41 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 5,580 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice22% 3,854 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,927 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence15% 2,635 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 796 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 694 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 649 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 427 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 killed4,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,883 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,006 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions812 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees355 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Ireland Stories reporting people displaced314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ecuador

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
● Griefa little less than 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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