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46,248 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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Violence in Cairo, protests in Tirana (Albania) and people killed in Côte d’Ivoire drew the news. Egypt's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBosnia 94 in 100 of its 169 stories, usually 49
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Conflict & violence

Egypt

1,198 of its 1,564 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 966 of Egypt's 1,198 stories about harm, carried by 658 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (611 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Protests & strikes

Albania

88 of its 123 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Tirana accounted for 75 of Albania's 88 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. 62 of Tirana's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Health

Côte d’Ivoire

37 of its 51 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Malaria was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

121 of its 227 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

159 of its 169 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Srebrenica accounted for 126 of Bosnia's 159 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

97 of its 170 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 77 of Algiers' 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

204 of its 557 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (188 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

350 of its 731 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 82 of Nairobi's 144 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (206 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Gabon

25 of its 48 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 12 of Ogooue's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

155 of its 393 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (1161 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (30 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (90 of its stories, about 7 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 12 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 46,248 stories about harm among 233,660 counted on 12 Dec.

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The news turned to Egypt for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 233,660 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Egypt, 77% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia94 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 2,458 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia79 in 100 of its 247 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar77 in 100 of its 277 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Egypt77 in 100 of its 1,564 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Cairo Egypt338 stories about protests or strikes, of its 966 Aleppo Syria309 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1400 Washington US237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1168 Shediac Canada100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Palmyra Syria99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVatican City: coverage a little angrier 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

● Bosnia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Algeria about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,989 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 1,198 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 11,925 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence23% 10,368 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health18% 8,168 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 8,126 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,047 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,698 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,074 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 891 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 killed15,192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations655 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees526 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions389 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US

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
● 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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