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56,434 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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Protests in Punta de Araya (Venezuela), volcanic eruption in Indonesia and people killed in Lithuania drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSolomon Islands 92 in 100 of its 342 stories, usually 18
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Venezuela

257 of its 390 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Punta de Araya accounted for 226 of Venezuela's 257 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 219 of Punta de Araya's 226 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (239 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Punta de Araya stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

1,267 of its 1,662 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Meureudu accounted for 734 of Indonesia's 1,267 stories about harm, carried by 506 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (223 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 374 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Meureudu stories →
Health

Lithuania

29 of its 70 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Plague was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 1,604 of Syria's 1,882 stories about harm, carried by 989 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (623 stories). Power cuts were named in 92 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 →
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Disasters & accidents

Solomon Islands

314 of its 342 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Honiara accounted for 150 of the Solomon Islands' 314 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Tsunami was named in 308 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption and power cuts.

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Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

107 of its 337 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 11 of Baku's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

51 of its 134 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 32 of Bamenda's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bahrain

177 of its 291 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Manama accounted for 166 of Bahrain's 177 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (60 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Greece

409 of its 900 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Athens accounted for 321 of Greece's 409 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. 269 of Athens' 321 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

1,340 of its 2,685 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Accidents were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Solomon Islands (308 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in United Arab Emirates (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Philippines (237 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in France (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 56,434 stories about harm among 276,722 counted on 8 Dec.

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In the Solomon Islands' news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 276,722 stories, as usual. Venezuela's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Solomon Islands92 in 100 of its 342 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen81 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 2,334 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq79 in 100 of its 1,067 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia76 in 100 of its 1,662 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria535 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1604 Washington US411 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2082 Athens Greece269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Trump Tower US223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 491 Punta de Araya Venezuela219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessTaiwan: 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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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 lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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 lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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 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 lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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 readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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 lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessBangladesh: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 25 outletsRahmah, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsLake Michigan, US -- other: 104 stories, carried by 146 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsNampa, US -- health: 60 stories, carried by 71 outletsDinka, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsYerevan, Armenia -- displacement: 19 stories, carried by 13 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

● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Rahmah Yemen about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Lake Michigan US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 104 stories ● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Nampa US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 60 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 14,877 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health21% 11,671 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents19% 10,416 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence18% 10,069 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,801 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,186 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,615 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,464 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 killed18,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,404 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations886 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and India Stories reporting refugees843 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people displaced675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions375 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill148 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cambodia

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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