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9,966 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Akaa (Finland), a disaster in Riyadh and people injured in Thailand drew the news. Thailand's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 30 in 100 of its 128 stories, usually 14
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Finland

22 of its 48 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 7 of Akaa's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Finland over 30 days → its stories → Akaa stories →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

51 of its 149 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (33 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.

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

Palestine

88 of its 130 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Gaza accounted for 62 of Palestine's 88 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 24 of Kashmir's 40 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 29 of Iran's 45 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 17 of Tehran's 29 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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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 243 of Syria's 363 stories about harm, carried by 631 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

16 of its 43 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

37 of its 94 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Zimbabwe (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Chile (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Israel (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about three 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 14 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 9,966 stories about harm among 57,359 counted on 14 Dec.

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In Finland, 46% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 57,359 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 15 December 2023, 18 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 →

Palestine68 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 595 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 309 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia39 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh39 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Seoul South Korea52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71 Islamabad Pakistan41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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'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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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'sBelgium: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAksai 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: 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'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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 187 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 363 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 2,636 stories · about as usual Health27% 2,607 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,719 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,427 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 496 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 412 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 265 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 200 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 killed2,137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,059 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured615 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Syria

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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