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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 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: 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 lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessQatar: 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 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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 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: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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 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 lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & 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 lessJammu & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualGaruda, Indonesia -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 23 outletsAllegheny County, US -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 26 outletsBogota, Colombia -- health: 30 stories, carried by 26 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 56 outletsHyderabad, India -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 27 outletsBoise, US -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 15 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 12 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Garuda Indonesia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Allegheny County US about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 43 stories ● Hyderabad India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories

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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