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19,273 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 Paris (France), rights and justice in Bentiu and violence in Mogadishu drew the news. South Sudan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFrance 67 in 100 of its 2,116 stories, usually 26
RegionEurope 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

1,412 of its 2,116 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Paris accounted for 1,313 of France's 1,412 stories about harm, carried by 1,002 outlets. 1,194 of Paris' 1,313 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (1,068 stories). Hurricane was named in 64 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Austria

59 of its 117 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories).

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

Burundi

69 of its 75 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 7 of Bujumbura's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). 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.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

433 of its 746 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Unrwa accounted for 290 of Palestine's 433 stories about harm, carried by 7 outlets. 149 of Unrwa's 290 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (91 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

111 of its 255 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 4 of Manama's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

24 of its 109 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 18 of Bucharest's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Extreme cold was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

51 of its 112 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 47 of Faraba Banta's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Malaysia

108 of its 375 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 19 of Kuala Lumpur's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Romania (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in South Africa (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in US (758 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 19,273 stories about harm among 99,126 counted on 2 Dec.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 99,126 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In France, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual. the news turned to France for the second day running. Mentions of the cholera ran about 4 times their usual in Yemen's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi92 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Somalia88 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan87 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Yemen75 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 360 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France1194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1313 Jerusalem Israel188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Unrwa Palestine149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Washington US116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 760 Cairo Egypt89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAmerican Samoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● South Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 265 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Burundi about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 159 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 5,137 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 4,010 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,854 stories · about as usual Health18% 3,343 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,226 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 553 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 396 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 386 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 killed6,273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,994 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people injured2,453 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people affected1,898 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting refugees261 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting abductions137 at about half the usual rate · most about India and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced115 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations105 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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