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10,702 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Prague, people falling ill in France and protests in Bamako (Mali). the Czechia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCzechia 75 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 39
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Czechia

116 of its 155 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Prague accounted for 112 of the Czechia's 116 stories about harm, carried by 390 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Rights & justice

France

169 of its 575 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning.

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

Kashmir

108 of its 194 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jammu accounted for 59 of Kashmir's 108 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Burundi

22 of its 22 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

51 of its 133 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

24 of its 34 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 197 of Palestine's 251 stories about harm, carried by 329 outlets. Hunger was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

25 of its 50 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Israel (99 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Palestine (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Switzerland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in UK (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in India (12 of its stories, about 5 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 23 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 10,702 stories about harm among 56,768 counted on 23 Dec.

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For the third day running, the news turned to the Czechia. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 56,768 stories, as usual. the Czechia's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%. A year earlier, on 23 December 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Czechia75 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 1,036 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 417 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir56 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Jerusalem Israel32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Islamabad Pakistan31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 San Francisco US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Delhi India17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: no storiesU.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 lessUganda: 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: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: 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 lessSierra Leone: 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 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 lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: 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 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: 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: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuatemala: 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: no storiesSt 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: 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 lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 37 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 50 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 410 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 38 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 26 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tanzania: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 30 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 76 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 71 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Singapore: 34 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 24 in 100 of its 439 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Romania: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 25 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 26 in 100 of its 595 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 53 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 25 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 87 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 26 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 50 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 28 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 1,036 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iceland: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Honduras: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guinea: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)France: 29 in 100 of its 575 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 32 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Denmark: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Czechia: 75 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 34 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Central African Republic: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burundi: 100 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 410 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 1,036 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Czechia 75 in 100 of its 155 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 60 in 100 of its 417 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 56 in 100 of its 194 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 45 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly health ● Lebanon 50 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,930 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,376 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence19% 1,998 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,673 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 507 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 390 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 349 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 264 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 killed2,983 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured832 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions425 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced290 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations83 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and France

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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