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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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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
24 in 10015 in 1003 Nov10 Nov17 Nov24 Nov2 Dec3 Nov: 20 in 1004 Nov: 21 in 1005 Nov: 18 in 1006 Nov: 18 in 1007 Nov: 15 in 1008 Nov: 19 in 1009 Nov: 21 in 10010 Nov: 24 in 10011 Nov: 23 in 10012 Nov: 20 in 10013 Nov: 19 in 10014 Nov: 19 in 10015 Nov: 20 in 10016 Nov: 20 in 10017 Nov: 22 in 10018 Nov: 23 in 10019 Nov: 20 in 10020 Nov: 20 in 10021 Nov: 20 in 10022 Nov: 20 in 10023 Nov: 20 in 10024 Nov: 21 in 10025 Nov: 22 in 10026 Nov: 21 in 10027 Nov: 19 in 10028 Nov: 19 in 10029 Nov: 19 in 10030 Nov: 19 in 1001 Dec: 23 in 1002 Dec: 19 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 306 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 75 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 37 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 30 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 44 in 100 of its 383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 33 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 87 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 735 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 88 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Saudi Arabia: 33 in 100 of its 549 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Samoa: 33 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 80 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 29 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 32 in 100 of its 1,344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 746 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 66 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 26 in 100 of its 482 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 39 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 87 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Gambia: 46 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)France: 67 in 100 of its 2,116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Finland: 34 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 33 in 100 of its 378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 94 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 54 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Central African Republic: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burundi: 92 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahrain: 44 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Austria: 50 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 74 in 100 of its 360 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 746 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 746 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 746 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Somalia 88 in 100 of its 180 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 74 in 100 of its 360 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● France 67 in 100 of its 2,116 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Burundi 92 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly rights & justice ● South Sudan 87 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Yemen 75 in 100 of its 131 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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