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28,232 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Pulwama (Kashmir), rights and justice in Kampala and violence in Gandarshe. Somalia's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 55 in 100 of its 246 stories, usually 17
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

165 of its 292 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Pulwama accounted for 103 of Kashmir's 165 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 71 of Pulwama's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Pulwama stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

97 of its 181 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kampala accounted for 72 of Uganda's 97 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Displacement

Germany

229 of its 1,149 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (150 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Hungary

132 of its 508 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 93 of Budapest's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (56 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

145 of its 423 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 55 of Nairobi's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

359 of its 958 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 19 of Barcelona's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (308 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belgium

44 of Brussels' 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Congo

12 of the Congo River's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Cholera was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

North Korea

135 of its 246 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Pyongyang accounted for 123 of North Korea's 135 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in Antarctica (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Japan (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Philippines (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Congo (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 17 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 28,232 stories about harm among 158,597 counted on 17 Dec.

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The news turned to Kashmir for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 158,597 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In Antarctica's news, mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 17 December 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Kashmir's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia94 in 100 of its 465 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Congo63 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen62 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 470 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 556 Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 906 Riyadh Saudi Arabia146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Ramallah Palestine121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438 Paris France107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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'sUnited States: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNauru: 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

● Somalia about 4 times as angry as the world's · 435 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 353 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 215 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 7,979 stories · about as usual Health21% 5,924 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 5,168 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 4,041 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,697 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,267 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,002 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 593 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 killed7,721 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,031 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,954 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting refugees427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced203 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions154 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill35 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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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