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11,571 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Maputo (Mozambique), a disaster in Aktau and violence in Tel Aviv drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 73 in 100 of its 224 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 63 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Mozambique

93 of its 115 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Maputo accounted for 72 of Mozambique's 93 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 66 of Maputo's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Maputo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

163 of its 224 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Aktau accounted for 153 of Kazakhstan's 163 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (43 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Aktau stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 241 of Israel's 522 stories about harm, carried by 341 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (177 stories). Hypothermia was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

58 of its 141 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

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

Azerbaijan

190 of its 358 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Baku accounted for 151 of Azerbaijan's 190 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Plane crash was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

146 of its 216 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

52 of its 72 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 17 of Kabul's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

61 of its 131 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

369 of its 801 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (121 stories). Plane crash was named in 92 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

134 of its 338 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Azerbaijan (78 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); plane crash in Russia (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (54 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Fiji (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 11,571 stories about harm among 59,291 counted on 26 Dec.

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Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 59,291 stories, above the usual 18. It was the second day running that the news turned to Mozambique. In Azerbaijan's news, mentions of plane crash ran about 9 times their usual. Mozambique stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 60%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique81 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Kazakhstan73 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria73 in 100 of its 307 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine71 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Maputo Mozambique66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Tel Aviv Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Washington US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Damascus Syria36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Islamabad Pakistan35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualSouth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 22 outletsRome, Italy -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 129 outletsWaziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsVestavia Hills, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsSandringham, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 22 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● South Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Rome Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Waziristan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,735 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,624 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice21% 2,368 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence16% 1,862 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 782 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 410 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 378 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 216 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 killed3,751 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,495 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people injured1,351 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced280 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions246 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Thailand

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.