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34,777 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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The day's news pointed at illness in Dakar, protests in Yerevan (Armenia) and abductions in Sweden. Sweden's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 59 in 100 of its 111 stories, usually 17
RegionEast Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Senegal

65 of its 111 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dakar accounted for 62 of Senegal's 65 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (60 stories). Ebola was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with haemorrhagic fever. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

138 of its 330 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Yerevan accounted for 110 of Armenia's 138 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 93 of Yerevan's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

121 of its 388 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Plague was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Grenada

28 of its 39 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Greece

179 of its 430 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Athens accounted for 145 of Greece's 179 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 106 of Athens' 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

75 of its 123 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kigali accounted for 42 of Rwanda's 75 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. 22 of Kigali's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Ebola was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with malaria.

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Rights & justice

Brazil

238 of its 638 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Congo

127 of its 153 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

274 of its 903 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 75 of Mexico City's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (143 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

160 of its 398 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Venezuela (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Congo (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Italy (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in North Korea (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 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 7 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 34,777 stories about harm among 188,122 counted on 7 Dec.

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In Senegal, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Senegal's news mentioned Ebola about 5 times as often as usual. On 7 December 2017, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today. of the day's 188,122 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo83 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Yemen82 in 100 of its 430 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia72 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan64 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France365 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437 Beijing China348 stories about protests or strikes, of its 726 Pearl Harbor US233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 869 Charlottesville US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 Washington US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1114

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: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 lessUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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 lessRomania: 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 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 lessNigeria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: 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 readGuatemala: 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 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 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 lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualSamoa: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Caledonia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEstonia: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualHamburg, Germany -- conflict & violence: 63 stories, carried by 57 outletsLaunceston, Australia -- displacement: 15 stories, carried by 26 outletsKartarpur, India -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 32 outletsKing County, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 24 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 14 outletsCanberra, Australia -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 56 outletsSouth Shields, UK -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsMississippi, US -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 61 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

● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● New Caledonia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hamburg Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 63 stories ● Launceston Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 15 stories ● Kartarpur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories ● King County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 11,816 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Health19% 6,559 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,525 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence16% 5,451 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,773 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,159 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,028 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 804 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 killed9,109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,048 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,345 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting evacuations702 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees628 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced252 at about half the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people falling ill84 at about half 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 →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were 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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