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30,098 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), illness in Juba and violence in Baghdad drew the news. France's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 66 in 100 of its 172 stories, usually 13
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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

France

869 of its 2,513 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Paris accounted for 779 of France's 869 stories about harm, carried by 781 outlets. 719 of Paris' 779 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (15 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Health

South Sudan

113 of its 126 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Juba accounted for 77 of South Sudan's 113 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Ebola was named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

290 of its 370 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Baghdad accounted for 190 of Iraq's 290 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

113 of its 172 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Norway

168 of its 375 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Oslo accounted for 145 of Norway's 168 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. 102 of Oslo's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Slovakia

65 of its 85 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Kezmarok accounted for 63 of Slovakia's 65 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 50 of Kezmarok's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories).

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Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

34 of its 56 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 32 of Skopje's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

1,446 of its 4,920 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 483 of Beijing's 661 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (286 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

177 of its 501 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 145 of Warsaw's 150 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (151 stories). Hurricane was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Displacement

Morocco

120 of its 289 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Cuba (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Switzerland (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Peru (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Japan (59 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (107 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 30,098 stories about harm among 166,431 counted on 10 Dec.

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In South Sudan's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 166,431 stories, below the usual 20. It was the third day running that the news turned to France. On 10 December 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. France stood out: 35% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan90 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Congo80 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Iraq78 in 100 of its 370 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Slovakia76 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 18 · mostly rights & justice Yemen66 in 100 of its 288 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France719 stories about protests or strikes, of its 779 Beijing China483 stories about protests or strikes, of its 661 Charlottesville US355 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Vancouver Canada263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Chang Wei Liang China182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: 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'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readEthiopia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Norway about twice as warm as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Russia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 510 stories about harm ● Mexico about three times as fearful as the world's · 220 stories about harm ● Italy about twice as fearful as the world's · 359 stories about harm ● North Macedonia few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 11,185 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 5,764 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 4,569 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 3,551 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Shelter & services5% 1,404 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,356 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 927 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 679 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 killed7,008 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,708 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people injured2,600 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees514 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced496 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions168 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations70 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Norway Stories reporting people falling ill62 at about half 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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