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42,347 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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Protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina), people displaced in Zagreb and storms in Vanuatu drew the news. Croatia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSt Vincent 83 in 100 of its 132 stories, usually 12
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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 →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

316 of its 453 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Buenos Aires accounted for 293 of Argentina's 316 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. 279 of Buenos Aires' 293 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (264 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Displacement

Croatia

118 of its 199 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Zagreb accounted for 117 of Croatia's 118 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

13 of its 21 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Vanuatu over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

536 of its 1,159 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (244 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

158 of its 187 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Yangon accounted for 98 of Myanmar's 158 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories).

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Rights & justice

Lebanon

141 of its 257 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beirut accounted for 115 of Lebanon's 141 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Belarus

39 of its 106 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

21 of its 37 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 15 of el Alto's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

22 of its 59 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Road crashes were named in 14 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.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Saudi Arabia (130 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Kenya (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Philippines (141 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Mozambique (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Malawi (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 42,347 stories about harm among 199,486 counted on 19 Dec.

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Saudi Arabia's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 199,486 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Argentina, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual. On 19 December 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar84 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice St Vincent83 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 12 · mostly health Congo82 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Niger79 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen75 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel466 stories about protests or strikes, of its 738 Washington US294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2047 Buenos Aires Argentina279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Hollywood US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 481 Charlottesville US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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'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 readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVanuatu: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGabon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Congo about 4 times as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 217 stories about harm ● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 536 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 416 stories about harm ● St Vincent about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 132 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 11,295 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents25% 10,175 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health18% 7,544 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 6,617 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,274 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,367 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,291 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 802 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 killed14,090 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,617 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,533 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Argentina Stories reporting people affected4,693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees911 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations387 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill39 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
● 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?

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