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33,371 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Jakarta (Indonesia), violence in Aleppo and a disaster in Antananarivo. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMadagascar 95 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

490 of its 729 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jakarta accounted for 260 of Indonesia's 490 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. 186 of Jakarta's 260 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Landslides were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plane crash.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,233 of its 1,519 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Aleppo accounted for 1,117 of Syria's 1,233 stories about harm, carried by 625 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (165 stories). Polio was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

449 of its 1,137 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (187 stories). Avalanche was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

South Korea

289 of its 796 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 215 of Seoul's 226 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (153 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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Conflict & violence

France

466 of its 1,422 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Flu was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with bird flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

100 of its 128 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Tripoli accounted for 65 of Libya's 100 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

135 of its 257 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Baku accounted for 123 of Azerbaijan's 135 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

246 of its 427 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 108 of Cairo's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

175 of its 394 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 34 of Bangkok's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (98 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Taiwan (186 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Saudi Arabia (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Gambia (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dust storm in Iraq (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 33,371 stories about harm among 153,206 counted on 3 Dec.

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Taiwan's news mentioned respiratory illness more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 153,206 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. For the second day running, the news turned to Indonesia. Indonesia stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Madagascar95 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria81 in 100 of its 1,519 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan80 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Libya78 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq78 in 100 of its 732 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria419 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1117 Seoul South Korea215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Jakarta Indonesia186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Morton County US185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Washington US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1022

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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 lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 lessBelgium: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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 lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHonduras: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 123 stories, carried by 137 outletsXiaokou, China -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsPerthshire, UK -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 156 outletsMaryland, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsKulgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 23 outletsNassau, Bahamas -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsPyongyang, North Korea -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsKampala, Uganda -- health: 14 stories, carried by 20 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

● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Qatar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Baku Azerbaijan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 123 stories ● Xiaokou China about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Perthshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Maryland US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Kulgam Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,308 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence21% 6,765 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 6,078 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Health17% 5,618 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,996 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,349 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,029 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 525 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 killed11,533 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected4,906 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests4,581 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees826 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Syria Stories reporting people displaced647 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations474 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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 about as 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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