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What the world's news said happened to people.
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43,070 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 violence in Juba, protests in Kiev (Ukraine) and people displaced in Balaka. Ethiopia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Libya → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMalta 61 in 100 of its 246 stories, usually 24
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

137 of its 162 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Juba accounted for 111 of South Sudan's 137 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

414 of its 765 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kiev accounted for 368 of Ukraine's 414 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. 346 of Kiev's 368 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories).

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

58 of its 170 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

North Macedonia

67 of its 81 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Skopje accounted for 66 of North Macedonia's 67 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 61 of Skopje's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories).

its stories →
Health

Ghana

168 of its 781 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Meningitis was named in 26 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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Conflict & violence

Malta

151 of its 246 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Romania

109 of its 390 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Honduras

230 of its 452 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 110 of the Bay Islands' 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (188 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,053 of its 2,379 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Dengue was named in 246 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with malaria, respiratory illness and chikungunya.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Philippines (246 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Germany (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (86 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Somalia (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (371 of its stories, about 5 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 5 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 43,070 stories about harm among 217,704 counted on 5 Dec.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Libya. of the day's 217,704 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of the dengue ran about 4 times their usual in the Philippines' news. In South Sudan, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic92 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement South Sudan85 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia83 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Yemen77 in 100 of its 1,060 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti70 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US474 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2225 Kiev Ukraine346 stories about protests or strikes, of its 368 Detroit US198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 604 Los Angeles US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 739 Madrid Spain128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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'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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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 three times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Central African Republic about twice as warm as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 815 stories about harm ● Bhutan few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about three times as angry as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 149 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 13,768 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health20% 8,468 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 7,709 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,420 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,227 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,542 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,233 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 788 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 killed11,157 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,025 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,658 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting evacuations1,086 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting refugees696 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and Germany Stories reporting abductions421 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced287 at about half the usual rate · most about the Central African Republic and the US Stories reporting people falling ill17 at less than a quarter of 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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