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17,534 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Moscow, illness in Gudauri and a disaster in Mamoudzou. Georgia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVanuatu 87 in 100 of its 196 stories, usually 26
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

450 of its 1,022 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Moscow accounted for 322 of Russia's 450 stories about harm, carried by 525 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (247 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Health

Georgia

60 of its 79 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Gudauri accounted for 34 of Georgia's 60 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (41 stories). Poisoning was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mayotte

71 of its 82 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Mamoudzou accounted for 54 of Mayotte's 71 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Vanuatu

170 of its 196 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Tsunami was named in 128 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

50 of its 84 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Baghdad accounted for 31 of Iraq's 50 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Covid was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

38 of its 56 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Cyclone was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

68 of its 150 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Fiji

41 of its 78 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malawi

23 of its 66 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Vanuatu (128 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Mozambique (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Iraq (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in France (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Senegal (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 17 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 17,534 stories about harm among 97,692 counted on 17 Dec.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Russia. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 97,692 stories, as usual. Mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual in Vanuatu's news. In Russia, 44% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. On 18 December 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu87 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Mayotte87 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Georgia76 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Mozambique68 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria65 in 100 of its 782 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322 Washington US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 522 Damascus Syria60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Melbourne Australia22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45

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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: 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'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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: 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'sBolivia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sJammu & Kashmir: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMayotte: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Russia about three times as angry as the world's · 450 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Georgia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 431 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,983 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,255 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,695 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,448 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,131 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 643 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 634 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 337 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 killed4,283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,987 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,296 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions230 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced205 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting refugees181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations67 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Fiji

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.

● Angerabout as 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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