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18,388 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Port-au-Prince, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and volcanic eruption in the Philippines drew the news. Haiti's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 81 in 100 of its 78 stories, usually 45
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

63 of its 78 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 44 of Haiti's 63 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

88 of its 320 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 26 of Nairobi's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 155 of the Philippines' 234 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Displacement

Egypt

Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Building collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Sudan

59 of its 72 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 72 of Palestine's 120 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 747 of Syria's 1,174 stories about harm, carried by 841 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Guatemala

18 of its 27 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Health

Brazil

91 of its 275 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Illness was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

48 of its 190 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Brazil (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in United Arab Emirates (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Indonesia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in France (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (22 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 18,388 stories about harm among 101,129 counted on 10 Dec.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Haiti. of the day's 101,129 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Haiti stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. On 11 December 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan82 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti81 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 1,754 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel46 in 100 of its 812 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 747 Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 516 Jerusalem Israel74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 Manhattan US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Lagos Nigeria39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi 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: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sJersey: 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

● Haiti about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,174 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 234 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 372 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 4,992 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health28% 4,974 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,775 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,623 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 836 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 712 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 604 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 538 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 killed3,766 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,913 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured848 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees352 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions240 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced229 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations189 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about half 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 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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