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42,605 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 Yaounde (Cameroon), people displaced in Manus Island and people killed in the UK. Papua New Guinea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRussia 47 in 100 of its 4,170 stories, usually 20
RegionEurope 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Cameroon

75 of its 113 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 25 of Yaounde's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). HIV was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Health

UK

2,192 of its 7,722 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (880 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 180 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with plague and snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

1,976 of its 4,170 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,548 stories). Plane crash was named in 639 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Kuwait

71 of its 169 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

128 of its 257 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

147 of its 333 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

43 of its 56 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 23 of Tunis' 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Displacement

Jersey

28 of its 97 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Lebanon

56 of its 126 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in Ghana (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Pakistan (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); accidents in Australia (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 42,605 stories about harm among 188,120 counted on 27 Dec.

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The news turned to Cameroon for the third day running. 23 in every 100 of the day's 188,120 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Russia's news, mentions of plane crash ran about 5 times their usual. Cameroon stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Papua New Guinea78 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 45 · mostly displacement Tunisia77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq73 in 100 of its 735 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 1,129 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 958 Baghdad Iraq134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Chicago US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 729 London UK87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1112 Jakarta Indonesia83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160

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 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 readUkraine: 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 lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessSweden: 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 Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 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 lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 lessGermany: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: 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: 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: 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 lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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: 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 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 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 lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSolomon Islands: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualNew Haven, US -- health: 102 stories, carried by 94 outletsBullock County, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsMaputo, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsKerala, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsSungai Kolok, Thailand -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 26 outletsLlanymynech, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsOxfordshire, UK -- health: 52 stories, carried by 50 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

● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● New Haven US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 102 stories ● Bullock County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Maputo Mozambique about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Kerala India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Sungai Kolok Thailand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence23% 9,624 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 9,116 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health21% 8,850 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,549 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,063 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,095 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,767 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 826 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 killed14,964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,037 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,579 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,820 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations761 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees593 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Somalia and Germany Stories reporting people displaced495 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill64 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US

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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