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17,586 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Tbilisi (Georgia), people killed in Congo and the drought in Saudi Arabia. Congo's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGeorgia 64 in 100 of its 120 stories, usually 43
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

77 of its 120 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tbilisi accounted for 74 of Georgia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 65 of Tbilisi's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Health

Congo

27 of its 38 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Iran

98 of its 203 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 19 of Tehran's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 76 of Bangladesh's 166 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 42 of Dhaka's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

10 of Sinaloa's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hepatitis.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

59 of Islamabad's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Czechia

17 of its 65 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Central African Republic

7 of its 7 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Mexico (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Cuba (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in South Korea (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in India (53 of its stories, more than ten 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 4 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 17,586 stories about harm among 105,972 counted on 4 Dec.

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17 in every 100 of the day's 105,972 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 5 December 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria69 in 100 of its 368 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia64 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Sudan60 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Israel52 in 100 of its 767 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154 Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 476 Tbilisi Georgia65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Islamabad Pakistan59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Dhaka Bangladesh42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJapan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 readAntigua & 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful 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'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 255 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 397 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Georgia about twice as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,215 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 4,604 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,765 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,030 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 807 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 722 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 663 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 293 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 killed3,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,982 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,953 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured757 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced204 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees136 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations75 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill58 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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