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25,915 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 Tegucigalpa (Honduras), landslides in Albania and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHonduras 81 in 100 of its 596 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

Honduras

483 of its 596 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 412 of Honduras' 483 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. 394 of Tegucigalpa's 412 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (448 stories).

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Albania

191 of its 199 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tirana accounted for 167 of Albania's 191 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (80 stories). Landslides were named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Somalia

315 of its 342 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Mogadishu accounted for 298 of Somalia's 315 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (259 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Germany

604 of its 1,135 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 277 of Hannover's 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

335 of its 642 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 155 of Qusra's 260 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

520 of its 1,552 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three 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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

386 of its 694 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Liberia

24 of its 62 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

186 of its 271 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Philippines (136 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Syria (84 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); meningitis in Yemen (62 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Thailand (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in India (166 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 25,915 stories about harm among 124,505 counted on 2 Dec.

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Honduras' news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. of the day's 124,505 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Honduras for the second day running. Mentions of landslides ran about 4 times their usual in Albania's news. On 2 December 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Albania96 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia92 in 100 of its 342 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras81 in 100 of its 596 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Yemen80 in 100 of its 469 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Cyprus77 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 12 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tegucigalpa Honduras394 stories about protests or strikes, of its 412 Hannover Germany277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Charlottesville US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Dhaka Bangladesh196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 San Francisco US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478

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: 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelgium: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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 angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sComoros: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 386 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 222 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 315 stories about harm ● Nigeria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 520 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 286 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 376 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 7,834 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 5,669 stories · about as usual Health19% 4,792 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 4,255 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,252 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 750 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 620 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 303 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 killed7,932 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,100 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests3,785 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,681 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees774 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Cyprus Stories reporting abductions259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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