← 2 Dec Sunday 3 December 2017 · to 23:59 UTC 4 Dec →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
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.

How to read these numbers →

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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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

usually 21; 21 the day before
25 in 10019 in 1004 Nov11 Nov18 Nov25 Nov3 Dec4 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 1003 Dec: 20 in 100 · this day

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.

Read the day's briefing

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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 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 lessLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessIsrael: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-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 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 lessBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualHawaii, US -- disasters & accidents: 30 stories, carried by 30 outletsBaltimore, US -- health: 43 stories, carried by 43 outletsKampala, Uganda -- displacement: 110 stories, carried by 90 outletsHanover, Germany -- rights & justice: 48 stories, carried by 92 outletsShah Wali, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 10 outletsYaounde, Cameroon -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsDeir Ezzor, Syria -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 19 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

● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hawaii US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 30 stories ● Baltimore US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 43 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 110 stories ● Hanover Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 48 stories ● Shah Wali Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.