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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Bondi Beach, house fires in Zimbabwe and arrests in Cameroon. Australia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustralia 45 in 100 of its 2,663 stories, usually 22
RegionOceania 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Australia

1,192 of its 2,663 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Bondi Beach accounted for 849 of Australia's 1,192 stories about harm, carried by 938 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (391 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories → Bondi Beach stories →
Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

44 of its 118 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Salisbury accounted for 27 of Zimbabwe's 44 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). House fires were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Salisbury stories →
Health

Canada

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Storms were named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts, heavy rain and landslides.

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

Cambodia

31 of its 50 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

24 of its 38 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

31 of its 97 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

17 of its 48 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Natural hazards were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

26 of its 42 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Bermuda (11 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); illness in Fiji (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Switzerland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 15,549 stories about harm among 82,787 counted on 16 Dec.

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Zimbabwe's news mentioned house fires more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 82,787 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 17. For the third day running, the news turned to Australia. Australia stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. On 16 December 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan68 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka52 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 668 Los Angeles US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Bondi Beach Australia72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 849 Beijing China31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76 Miami US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

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'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: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBelize: 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'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: 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 readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: 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'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Australia about twice as angry as the world's · 1,192 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 188 stories about harm ● Venezuela about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Syria a little warmer than the world's · 53 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,872 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,740 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 2,767 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,617 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 770 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 619 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 584 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 317 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 killed4,285 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting arrests1,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,502 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions135 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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