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The day's news pointed at rights and justice in Darfur, violence in Damascus and protests in Simandou (Guinea). Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 30 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 15
RegionOceania 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Sudan

77 of its 103 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Darfur accounted for 23 of Sudan's 77 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cholera, tuberculosis and earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

73 of its 117 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Damascus accounted for 40 of Syria's 73 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Health

Sweden

55 of its 186 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Australia

766 of its 2,339 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Sydney accounted for 488 of Australia's 766 stories about harm, carried by 667 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

25 of its 217 stories (12%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 96 of Bangladesh's 122 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 48 of Dhaka's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

36 of its 70 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

43 of its 159 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Turkmenistan

4 of its 9 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 4 of Bokurdak's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Vietnam (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in United Arab Emirates (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Sri Lanka (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in France (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (35 of its stories, about 4 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 18 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 15,297 stories about harm among 85,921 counted on 18 Dec.

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In the United Arab Emirates' news, mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 85,921 stories, as usual. Sudan's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 67%. A year earlier, on 18 December 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan75 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Syria62 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia51 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 819 Sydney Australia79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 488 Dhaka Bangladesh48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Chicago US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232

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'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'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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'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'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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJordan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 readHong 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 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBahamas: 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: 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'sAfghanistan: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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'sNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful 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'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAruba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Australia about twice as angry as the world's · 766 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Vietnam about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Ghana a little warmer than the world's · 68 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,871 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,653 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,795 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,175 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 859 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 684 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 680 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 288 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 killed3,557 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,822 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,502 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured985 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions156 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations69 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about the usual rate

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 softer than 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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