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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

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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.

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 lessYemen: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: 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 lessSudan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 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 lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 lessCentral 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKuwait: 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 usualChina: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNashville, US -- rights & justice: 58 stories, carried by 59 outletsCharlottesville, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsTigris River, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsKartarpur, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 21 stories, carried by 13 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 11 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahrain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nashville US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 58 stories ● Charlottesville US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Tigris River Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Kartarpur Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Berlin Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 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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