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What the world's news said happened to people.
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28,029 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 protests in Paris (France), violence in Baghdad and rights and justice in Bentiu. South Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Sudan 96 in 100 of its 213 stories, usually 53
RegionNorth America 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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 →
Protests & strikes

France

1,063 of its 2,099 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Paris accounted for 998 of France's 1,063 stories about harm, carried by 876 outlets. 939 of Paris' 998 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (793 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

286 of its 400 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Baghdad accounted for 218 of Iraq's 286 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (244 stories). Hurricane was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

South Sudan

204 of its 213 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Bentiu accounted for 190 of South Sudan's 204 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Bentiu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Slovakia

38 of its 58 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. House fires were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Spain

204 of its 637 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 97 of Barcelona's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Romania

100 of its 385 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 87 of Bucharest's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (94 stories). Extreme cold was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burundi

76 of its 86 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

36 of its 44 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Yangon accounted for 32 of Myanmar's 36 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 32 of Yangon's 32 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bahrain

56 of its 110 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

644 of its 1,055 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jerusalem accounted for 402 of Israel's 644 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Romania (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Australia (104 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Syria (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Malaysia (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 28,029 stories about harm among 124,439 counted on 1 Dec.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. France stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 124,439 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. A year earlier, on 1 December 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Over November, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in November 2017.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan96 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Burundi88 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia81 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Congo77 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq72 in 100 of its 400 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France939 stories about protests or strikes, of its 998 Washington US517 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1929 Houston US510 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1673 Jerusalem Israel189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Tehran Iran111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135

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 lessVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 lessIreland: 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 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 lessArgentina: 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 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about twice its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDera Ismail Khan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 53 outletsPiedmont, Ireland -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsNashville, US -- rights & justice: 172 stories, carried by 277 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 28 outletsKathmandu, Nepal -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 37 outletsCharleston, US -- rights & justice: 78 stories, carried by 69 outletsWaunarlwydd, UK -- other: 10 stories, carried by 75 outletsBambari, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 29 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

● Romania warmth about twice usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahrain warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dera Ismail Khan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 43 stories ● Piedmont Ireland about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Nashville US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 172 stories ● Berlin Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Kathmandu Nepal about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 45 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 7,761 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 6,807 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents19% 5,088 stories · about as usual Health17% 4,757 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,577 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 743 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 420 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 339 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 killed10,423 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting arrests3,908 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people injured2,646 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,588 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations179 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced173 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Central African Republic and the US Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about half the usual rate · most about Cuba 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
● 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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