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37,891 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 helicopter crash in Honduras, protests in Vienna (Austria) and arrests in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHonduras 81 in 100 of its 486 stories, usually 40
RegionNorth America 25 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

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Rights & justice

Honduras

392 of its 486 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 372 of Honduras' 392 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (373 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 213 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Protests & strikes

Austria

255 of its 492 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 150 of Vienna's 177 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

223 of its 317 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Extreme cold was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Niger

249 of its 278 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Niamey accounted for 208 of Niger's 249 stories about harm, carried by 303 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (204 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

South Sudan

132 of its 155 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Bahr el Ghazal accounted for 82 of South Sudan's 132 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

411 of its 522 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 309 of Afghanistan's 411 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (244 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Gabon

48 of its 72 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Libreville accounted for 46 of Gabon's 48 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Lebanon

278 of its 540 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 255 of Lebanon's 278 stories about harm, carried by 325 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

674 of its 2,432 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (226 stories). Wildfires were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malawi

65 of its 132 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Philippines (222 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Namibia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in France (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in Japan (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 37,891 stories about harm among 172,168 counted on 18 Dec.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Honduras. Honduras stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. On 18 December 2016, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today. of the day's 172,168 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger90 in 100 of its 278 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan85 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras81 in 100 of its 486 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 522 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia74 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel373 stories about protests or strikes, of its 717 Washington US298 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1911 Vienna Austria150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Quetta Pakistan149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Tegucigalpa Honduras131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 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 lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: 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 readOman: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessItaly: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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 readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 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 readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readTunisia: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about twice its own usualArgentina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualLondonderry, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 21 outletsMaine, US -- disasters & accidents: 34 stories, carried by 37 outletsColumbia River, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 22 outletsBab al Hawa, Syria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsVienna, Austria -- rights & justice: 177 stories, carried by 191 outletsBihar, India -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsMontana, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsEsteio, Brazil -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 26 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

● Austria warmth about twice usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Argentina warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Londonderry Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Maine US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 34 stories ● Columbia River Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Bab al Hawa Syria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Vienna Austria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 177 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 9,130 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice23% 8,597 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence20% 7,354 stories · about as usual Health19% 6,970 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,256 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,352 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 970 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 628 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 killed12,547 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,488 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,869 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees964 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and Austria Stories reporting evacuations447 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions264 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced261 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about two-thirds 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.