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8,873 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Belgorod, flooding in Germany and protests in Managua (Nicaragua). Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRussia 52 in 100 of its 531 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Russia

275 of its 531 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Belgorod accounted for 123 of Russia's 275 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Belgorod stories →
Health

Germany

89 of its 264 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

78 of its 206 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Djibouti

127 of its 204 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. the Red Sea accounted for 127 of Djibouti's 127 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

39 of its 57 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Aleppo accounted for 23 of Syria's 39 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

193 of its 362 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

18 of its 22 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

317 of its 1,044 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

47 of its 107 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Earthquake was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tsunami.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in France (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in China (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); house fires in UK (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 8,873 stories about harm among 44,554 counted on 31 Dec.

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Russia's news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. of the day's 44,554 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. On 31 December 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Russia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 1,001 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Djibouti62 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine53 in 100 of its 362 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Washington US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Moscow Russia23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 London UK22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
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: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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: no storiesUnited 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: no storiesTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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: no storiesSuriname: no storiesSouth 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 lessSingapore: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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: no storiesMalta: 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: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: no storiesGrenada: no storiesGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 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 lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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 lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 32 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 35 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 53 in 100 of its 362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 68 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 38 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 52 in 100 of its 531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 548 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 1,044 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 100 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 35 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Morocco: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 82 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 30 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 33 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 1,001 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 32 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 47 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 44 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Germany: 34 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gambia: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Eritrea: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Djibouti: 62 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 40 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 53 in 100 of its 362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Maldives: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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 1,001 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 65 in 100 of its 223 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Djibouti 62 in 100 of its 204 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 53 in 100 of its 362 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Russia 52 in 100 of its 531 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 68 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,102 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence23% 1,998 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice21% 1,811 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,501 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 530 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 306 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 268 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 223 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 killed2,968 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured986 at about twice the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting abductions355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced272 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations73 at about the usual rate

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

● Angera little more than 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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