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25,728 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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Violence in Jerusalem, tropical storm in the Philippines and protests in Kathmandu (Nepal) drew the news. the Philippines' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 68 in 100 of its 1,976 stories, usually 34
RegionSoutheast Asia 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,075 of its 2,181 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,038 of Israel's 1,075 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (521 stories). Accidents were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Philippines

1,345 of its 1,976 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (824 stories). Tropical storm was named in 1,029 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flooding, landslides and typhoon. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Austria

38 of its 105 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Train derailment was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iran

139 of its 276 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

86 of its 100 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Brazzaville accounted for 52 of Congo's 86 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

135 of its 164 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Hodeida accounted for 67 of Yemen's 135 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

472 of its 747 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (404 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

91 of its 94 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Niamey accounted for 89 of Niger's 91 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

103 of its 124 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Dinka accounted for 53 of South Sudan's 103 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (50 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in North Korea (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Saudi Arabia (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Iran (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 25,728 stories about harm among 110,880 counted on 23 Dec.

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23 in every 100 of the day's 110,880 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. On 23 December 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger97 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Congo86 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan83 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel471 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1038 Washington US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 847 Dauphin County US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Ramallah Palestine102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Cairo Egypt95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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 lessTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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 lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 lessNorway: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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 lessLebanon: 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 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 lessIraq: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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 lessCameroon: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDinanagar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsDinka, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 53 stories, carried by 58 outletsBroadstairs, UK -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 143 outletsBrazzaville, Congo -- conflict & violence: 52 stories, carried by 50 outletsFond du Lac, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 36 outletsReno, US -- rights & justice: 109 stories, carried by 102 outletsCrimean Peninsula, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 131 stories, carried by 238 outletsMissouri, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 14 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

● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Gambia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dinanagar Pakistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Dinka South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 53 stories ● Broadstairs UK about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Brazzaville Congo about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 52 stories ● Fond du Lac Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 6,496 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents22% 5,549 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence22% 5,541 stories · about as usual Health17% 4,359 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,494 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 755 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 636 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 410 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 killed9,989 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people affected3,825 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting arrests3,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced329 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and Congo Stories reporting evacuations277 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada 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 harsher than 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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