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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.

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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).

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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 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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSeychelles: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualKentucky, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 33 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 19 stories, carried by 31 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNottingham, UK -- food & livelihood: 22 stories, carried by 29 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- shelter & services: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsDublin, Ireland -- health: 44 stories, carried by 43 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Bamako Mali about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 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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