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28,938 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 people injured in Kenya, protests in Algiers (Algeria) and violence in Cairo. Kenya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostKenya 76 in 100 of its 976 stories, usually 25
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

742 of its 976 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (410 stories). Road crashes were named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

107 of its 141 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Algiers accounted for 103 of Algeria's 107 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 98 of Algiers' 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

1,102 of its 1,275 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Cairo accounted for 1,004 of Egypt's 1,102 stories about harm, carried by 906 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (906 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

243 of its 454 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Bucharest accounted for 214 of Romania's 243 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (242 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

208 of its 248 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Sofia accounted for 133 of Bulgaria's 208 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (196 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

1,643 of its 2,768 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (606 stories). Building collapse was named in 519 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

465 of its 525 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Mogadishu accounted for 449 of Somalia's 465 stories about harm, carried by 368 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (354 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Côte d’Ivoire

111 of its 140 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Abidjan accounted for 110 of Côte d’Ivoire's 111 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

172 of its 227 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

125 of its 212 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 101 of Warsaw's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Italy (192 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (519 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Palestine (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Sweden (13 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 11 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 28,938 stories about harm among 131,855 counted on 11 Dec.

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In Kenya, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 131,855 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 8 times their usual in Italy's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia89 in 100 of its 525 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt86 in 100 of its 1,275 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen84 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Bulgaria84 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria82 in 100 of its 2,062 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Palmyra Syria533 stories about protests or strikes, of its 709 Cairo Egypt389 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1004 Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 654 Aleppo Syria106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 725 Warsaw Poland101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110

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 lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 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 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 readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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 lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 readArmenia: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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 readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about twice its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualStockholm, Sweden -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 32 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- rights & justice: 110 stories, carried by 138 outletsNampa, US -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 13 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 29 outletsAdamawa, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsRoxboro, US -- rights & justice: 54 stories, carried by 83 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 35 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- rights & justice: 74 stories, carried by 64 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

● Poland warmth about twice usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Stockholm Sweden about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Warsaw Poland about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 110 stories ● Nampa US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Adamawa Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 8,308 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice23% 6,609 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents19% 5,364 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health14% 4,026 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,283 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 865 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 656 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 484 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 killed12,045 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people injured4,716 at about twice the usual rate · most about Egypt and Nigeria Stories reporting arrests2,770 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected2,671 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions349 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees305 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations224 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill38 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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