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19,580 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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People displaced in Kampala, the earthquake in Ecuador and protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras) drew the news. Ecuador's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostEcuador 70 in 100 of its 220 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Displacement

Uganda

145 of its 229 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kampala accounted for 110 of Uganda's 145 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Hunger was named in 96 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

154 of its 220 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Earthquake was named in 152 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Honduras

197 of its 408 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 152 of Honduras' 197 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. 148 of Tegucigalpa's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (152 stories).

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

410 of its 874 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (67 stories). Snowstorms were named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

389 of its 1,023 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (327 stories). Hypothermia was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Albania

136 of its 151 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tirana accounted for 101 of Albania's 136 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (122 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

36 of its 57 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 22 of Skopje's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

20 of its 37 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

439 of its 886 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

1,184 of its 4,750 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Tsunami was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Ethiopia (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Philippines (109 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (106 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Syria (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); overdoses in Italy (17 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 3 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 19,580 stories about harm among 98,095 counted on 3 Dec.

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On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 98,095 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 10 times their usual in Ecuador's news. In Uganda, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. A year earlier, on 3 December 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Indonesia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Albania90 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Cyprus81 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 17 · mostly displacement Yemen78 in 100 of its 809 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia73 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sanaa Yemen262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601 Tegucigalpa Honduras148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Washington US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 481 Hanover Germany46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 New York US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 444

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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 readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'sTajikistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful 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'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 439 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 635 stories about harm ● South Korea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 389 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 145 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 4,935 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence23% 4,353 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,883 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Health18% 3,521 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 934 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 659 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 644 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 323 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 killed6,095 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,583 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting arrests2,334 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,874 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees653 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Uganda Stories reporting people displaced274 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations258 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Albania and Yemen Stories reporting abductions182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about half the usual rate · most about Thailand 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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