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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

usually 21; 20 the day before
25 in 10019 in 1003 Nov10 Nov17 Nov24 Nov2 Dec3 Nov: 21 in 1004 Nov: 24 in 1005 Nov: 25 in 1006 Nov: 24 in 1007 Nov: 22 in 1008 Nov: 19 in 1009 Nov: 20 in 10010 Nov: 19 in 10011 Nov: 20 in 10012 Nov: 22 in 10013 Nov: 21 in 10014 Nov: 20 in 10015 Nov: 20 in 10016 Nov: 19 in 10017 Nov: 19 in 10018 Nov: 21 in 10019 Nov: 21 in 10020 Nov: 19 in 10021 Nov: 20 in 10022 Nov: 20 in 10023 Nov: 20 in 10024 Nov: 21 in 10025 Nov: 24 in 10026 Nov: 23 in 10027 Nov: 20 in 10028 Nov: 20 in 10029 Nov: 19 in 10030 Nov: 19 in 1001 Dec: 20 in 1002 Dec: 21 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 36 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 80 in 100 of its 469 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 72 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 42 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 705 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Trinidad & Tobago: 35 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 33 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tanzania: 43 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 65 in 100 of its 711 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 35 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Korea: 29 in 100 of its 441 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 92 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Saudi Arabia: 36 in 100 of its 306 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 47 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 1,633 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 56 in 100 of its 694 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)North Korea: 28 in 100 of its 452 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 34 in 100 of its 1,552 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 77 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 31 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malaysia: 27 in 100 of its 459 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 44 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Liberia: 39 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 31 in 100 of its 932 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 642 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 28 in 100 of its 378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 59 in 100 of its 450 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Honduras: 81 in 100 of its 596 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guyana: 35 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Germany: 53 in 100 of its 1,135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Georgia: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)El Salvador: 81 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 36 in 100 of its 744 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Czechia: 40 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cyprus: 77 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cameroon: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 43 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burundi: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bosnia: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 59 in 100 of its 1,010 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Argentina: 41 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Albania: 96 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 69 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 642 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 642 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 642 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Somalia 92 in 100 of its 342 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Albania 96 in 100 of its 199 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Honduras 81 in 100 of its 596 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Yemen 80 in 100 of its 469 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 72 in 100 of its 336 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Cyprus 77 in 100 of its 140 stories · mostly displacement

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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