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42,246 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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The news turned to power cuts in Albania, violence in Tbilisi and protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras). Georgia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlbania 85 in 100 of its 203 stories, usually 39
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Shelter & services

Albania

173 of its 203 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tirana accounted for 148 of Albania's 173 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Power cuts were named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Georgia

104 of its 131 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tbilisi accounted for 104 of Georgia's 104 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Protests & strikes

Honduras

215 of its 398 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 180 of Tegucigalpa's 182 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Health

Malaysia

259 of its 709 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Burundi

101 of its 114 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Bujumbura accounted for 92 of Burundi's 101 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 91 of Bujumbura's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

317 of its 581 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 123 of Ramallah's 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

North Macedonia

173 of its 222 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Skopje accounted for 163 of North Macedonia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (165 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

866 of its 1,451 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (519 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

638 of its 1,992 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Displacement

Bangladesh

695 of its 1,139 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dhaka accounted for 627 of Bangladesh's 695 stories about harm, carried by 540 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (60 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Papua New Guinea (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Saudi Arabia (92 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (239 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (25 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); cholera in Congo (13 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 1 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 42,246 stories about harm among 211,381 counted on 1 Dec.

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Papua New Guinea's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 211,381 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Albania stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. A year earlier, on 1 December 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. Over November, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in November 2016.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi89 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Niger86 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Albania85 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 39 · mostly shelter & services Georgia79 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia78 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US332 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1726 San Francisco US330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1378 Delhi India304 stories about protests or strikes, of its 568 Charlottesville US243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Madrid Spain199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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 readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: 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'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSan Marino: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Georgia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as fearful as the world's · 638 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 866 stories about harm ● Cuba about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 317 stories about harm ● Croatia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 12,050 stories · about as usual Health24% 9,707 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,591 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 6,583 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,187 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,041 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,332 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 815 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 killed12,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,723 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,579 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations533 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Albania and Norway Stories reporting people displaced497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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 softer than 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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