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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsCardinal Hill, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsUnalaska, US -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 22 outletsDera Ismail Khan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 18 outletsSaint-Gervais, France -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 13 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Kogi Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Cardinal Hill US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Unalaska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 19 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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