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38,427 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 Lisbon (Portugal), violence in Rimbo and landslides in Puerto Rico drew the news. Sweden's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 85 in 100 of its 214 stories, usually 28
RegionEast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Portugal

138 of its 290 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Lisbon accounted for 130 of Portugal's 138 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. 121 of Lisbon's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

430 of its 739 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Rimbo accounted for 383 of Sweden's 430 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. Plague was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Rimbo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

29 of its 74 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

China

1,761 of its 6,205 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,038 stories). Oil spill was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

239 of its 322 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kigali accounted for 207 of Rwanda's 239 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. 128 of Kigali's 207 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

284 of its 512 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Earthquake was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. 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

Greece

258 of its 707 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 152 of Athens' 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

182 of its 214 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

600 of its 928 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (335 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Cyprus

93 of its 177 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Kyrenia accounted for 87 of Cyprus' 93 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (70 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Papua New Guinea (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Chile (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in Pakistan (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 38,427 stories about harm among 204,910 counted on 6 Dec.

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Portugal's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 10%. of the day's 204,910 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Indonesia's news mentioned the earthquake about three times as often as usual. On 6 December 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Dominican Republic85 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya83 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi80 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Angola79 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Somalia79 in 100 of its 257 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France234 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Beijing China209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1152 Washington US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1561 Athens Greece152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Greenwood County US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessRomania: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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 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 lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: 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 lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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 lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: 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 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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 readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint 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 lessZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEstonia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualBaton Rouge, US -- health: 89 stories, carried by 97 outletsBendigo, Australia -- health: 100 stories, carried by 100 outletsKyoto, Japan -- health: 26 stories, carried by 77 outletsKennebunkport, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsBentiu, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsRimbo, Sweden -- conflict & violence: 383 stories, carried by 294 outletsSeoul, South Korea -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 23 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

● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Portugal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cambodia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Baton Rouge US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 89 stories ● Bendigo Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 100 stories ● Kyoto Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Kennebunkport US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Bentiu South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,740 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health21% 7,823 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 7,442 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,506 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,903 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,205 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,192 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 899 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 killed10,901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,206 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people affected4,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,435 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees701 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations428 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Dominican Republic Stories reporting people displaced244 at about half the usual rate · most about Yemen and Ghana Stories reporting abductions240 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill57 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Singapore

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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