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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 lessFrance: 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 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: 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 lessMyanmar: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: 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 lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about twice its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 145 stories, carried by 153 outletsDohuk, Iraq -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsBentiu, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsCaldwell County, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsKivu, Burundi -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 21 outletsSinjar, Iraq -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 15 outletsChoctaw County, US -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 37 outletsYerevan, Armenia -- food & livelihood: 116 stories, carried by 175 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

● Norway warmth about twice usual ● Morocco warmth about one and a half times usual ● Armenia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burundi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 145 stories ● Dohuk Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Bentiu South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Caldwell County US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Kivu Burundi about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories

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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