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15,181 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Tbilisi (Georgia), the drought in Saudi Arabia and violence in Aleppo drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGeorgia 63 in 100 of its 173 stories, usually 39
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

109 of its 173 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tbilisi accounted for 106 of Georgia's 109 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. 100 of Tbilisi's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Saudi Arabia

67 of its 253 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Riyadh accounted for 55 of Saudi Arabia's 67 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Drought was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

483 of its 604 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Aleppo accounted for 416 of Syria's 483 stories about harm, carried by 578 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 129 of the Philippines' 227 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

71 of its 252 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Senegal

10 of its 23 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Rwanda

36 of its 68 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

185 of its 367 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Dhaka accounted for 83 of Bangladesh's 185 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

14 of its 23 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

104 of its 356 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (160 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Greece (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in New Zealand (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Thailand (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 15,181 stories about harm among 90,698 counted on 2 Dec.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Georgia. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 90,698 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Saudi Arabia's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 3 December 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria80 in 100 of its 604 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia63 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Israel60 in 100 of its 952 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda53 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Lebanon52 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 477 Tbilisi Georgia100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Islamabad Pakistan73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Aleppo Syria56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 416 Delhi India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 483 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 573 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Senegal few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 10 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 85 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 4,561 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice25% 3,645 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,423 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,142 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 724 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 551 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 518 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 305 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 killed3,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,722 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured884 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions500 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced278 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting refugees205 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting evacuations111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill30 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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