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8,676 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), violence in Taipei and people killed in Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 49 in 100 of its 137 stories, usually 12
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

215 of its 434 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 129 of Bangladesh's 215 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. 86 of Dhaka's 129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Taiwan

67 of its 137 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Taipei accounted for 64 of Taiwan's 67 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

21 of its 83 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Ukraine

96 of its 258 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

Adiala accounted for 66 of Pakistan's 152 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

164 of its 211 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malta

14 of its 47 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

54 of its 161 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Denmark

12 of its 35 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: train derailment in India (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in US (48 of its stories, about three 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 20 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 8,676 stories about harm among 48,009 counted on 20 Dec.

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Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in India's news. of the day's 48,009 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Bangladesh for the second day running. Bangladesh's news was 50% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. On 20 December 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria78 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka53 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel52 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 419 Bondi Beach Australia36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Mymensingh Bangladesh17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41 London UK16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 215 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● Taiwan about twice as angry as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories a little warmer than the world's · 27 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,212 stories · about as usual Health23% 1,945 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,523 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,488 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 519 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 421 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 237 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 162 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 killed2,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,061 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected828 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured810 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees66 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions65 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations49 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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