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37,939 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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Arrests in North Korea, protests in Jerusalem (Israel) and refugees in Puerto Rico drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about France and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 73 in 100 of its 75 stories, usually 36
RegionNorth America 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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 →
Rights & justice

North Korea

290 of its 667 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (63 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

1,711 of its 3,615 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,566 of Israel's 1,711 stories about harm, carried by 690 outlets. 910 of Jerusalem's 1,566 stories were about protests or strikes. Typhoon was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

113 of its 165 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

158 of its 275 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Cambodia

123 of its 191 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories). Hunger was named in 66 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. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

337 of its 630 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Ramallah accounted for 254 of Palestine's 337 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. 127 of Ramallah's 254 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (144 stories).

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

436 of its 712 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Ukhia accounted for 255 of Bangladesh's 436 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

316 of its 582 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 265 of Venezuela's 316 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. 249 of Caracas' 265 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (258 stories).

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Displacement

Libya

161 of its 222 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 8 of Tashkent's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Cambodia (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Netherlands (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (200 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); building collapse in Mexico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in South Korea (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 37,939 stories about harm among 175,539 counted on 11 Dec.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about France and the US. of the day's 175,539 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Cambodia's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. North Korea's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. A year earlier, on 11 December 2016, 22 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 →

Yemen81 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Congo77 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 579 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria73 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Libya73 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 57 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel910 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1566 Caracas Venezuela249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Washington US247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1379 Hiroshima Japan141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Ramallah Palestine127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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 lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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 lessBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTanzania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about twice its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualHiroshima, Japan -- conflict & violence: 149 stories, carried by 143 outletsOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 47 outletsDar es Salaam, Tanzania -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 28 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsZulia, Venezuela -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- health: 20 stories, carried by 11 outletsChergui, Algeria -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 33 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 30 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

● Japan warmth about twice usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Algeria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hiroshima Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 149 stories ● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Dar es Salaam Tanzania about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Wisconsin US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Zulia Venezuela about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 9,913 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence24% 9,100 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health19% 7,003 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 6,204 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,978 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,261 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,098 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 806 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 killed11,446 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,068 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,811 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations799 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting refugees677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions415 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced342 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill268 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about France 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
● 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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