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What the world's news said happened to people.
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42,690 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 violence in Algiers, protests in Kiev (Ukraine) and people killed in Ghana. Ghana's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Libya →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 65 in 100 of its 428 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

160 of its 237 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Algiers accounted for 158 of Algeria's 160 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

221 of its 456 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kiev accounted for 179 of Ukraine's 221 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. 160 of Kiev's 179 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (128 stories).

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Health

Ghana

171 of its 739 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (101 stories). Meningitis was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nepal

60 of its 137 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Hunger was named in 10 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.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Malta

207 of its 329 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Valletta accounted for 143 of Malta's 207 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

UK

2,941 of its 12,730 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (643 stories). Drownings were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Cuba

279 of its 428 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Havana accounted for 245 of Cuba's 279 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

El Salvador

36 of its 41 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). 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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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

63 of its 124 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 22 of Oromo's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Guatemala

24 of its 45 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Somalia (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Indonesia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zambia (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); train derailment in Germany (48 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 6 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 42,690 stories about harm among 218,546 counted on 6 Dec.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Libya. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 218,546 stories, as usual. Algeria's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. A year earlier, on 6 December 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo74 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 56 · mostly displacement Bolivia74 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 11 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 626 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria68 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia65 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US670 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1746 Jerusalem Israel441 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1263 Los Angeles US230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1849 Kiev Ukraine160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Sanaa Yemen111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386

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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'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 readQatar: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: too little coverage to readCzech 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half 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 fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful 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 angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Denmark about three times as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 459 stories about harm ● Malta about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 207 stories about harm ● El Salvador few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● UK about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,941 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as fearful as the world's · 196 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 12,278 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,492 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 8,111 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents17% 7,135 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,050 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,640 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,278 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,022 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 killed11,605 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,566 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations1,381 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting refugees649 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced419 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia 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 much 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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