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14,694 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Sydney, flooding in Morocco and protests in Minsk (Belarus). Australia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Australia and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustralia 54 in 100 of its 3,310 stories, usually 20
RegionOceania 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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 →
Conflict & violence

Australia

1,785 of its 3,310 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Sydney accounted for 1,432 of Australia's 1,785 stories about harm, carried by 1,284 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (709 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories → Sydney stories →
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

74 of its 128 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Rabat accounted for 44 of Morocco's 74 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (59 stories). Flooding was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought, heavy rain and storms.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Netherlands

41 of its 176 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Syria

80 of its 133 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Cambodia

29 of its 56 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

40 of its 100 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jammu accounted for 23 of Kashmir's 40 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

China

254 of its 1,536 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 60 of Beijing's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Colombia

31 of its 52 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Uzbekistan

9 of its 33 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Venezuela (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Chile (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Kenya (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Hong Kong (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Canada (42 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 14,694 stories about harm among 73,534 counted on 15 Dec.

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In Morocco's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 73,534 stories, above the usual 17. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Australia and the US. In Australia, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. the news turned to Australia for the second day running.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia60 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 27 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Morocco58 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 14 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine55 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Los Angeles US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Sydney Australia108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1432 Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395 Beijing China60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Hollywood US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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'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'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'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'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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'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: 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 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Australia about twice as angry as the world's · 1,785 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Ghana a little warmer than the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Hong Kong a little warmer than the world's · 73 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice23% 3,366 stories · about as usual Health23% 3,308 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence22% 3,236 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,321 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 944 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 529 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 463 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 302 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 killed5,183 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured2,011 at about three times the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting arrests1,658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions122 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Australia Stories reporting evacuations118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Cambodia Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times usual
● Feara little more than 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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