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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 363 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 62 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 54 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 25 in 100 of its 909 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 25 in 100 of its 674 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 63 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Spain: 37 in 100 of its 958 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 593 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 94 in 100 of its 465 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 46 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Saudi Arabia: 37 in 100 of its 981 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 60 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Romania: 26 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 1,158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 32 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 1,088 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 55 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 73 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Namibia: 28 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Morocco: 37 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mauritania: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 33 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 55 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 34 in 100 of its 423 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 38 in 100 of its 1,635 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 1,716 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 56 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 24 in 100 of its 377 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 39 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 24 in 100 of its 7,081 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hungary: 26 in 100 of its 508 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 49 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 40 in 100 of its 419 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)France: 24 in 100 of its 1,801 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Caledonia: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Finland: 26 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 39 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Eritrea: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 27 in 100 of its 384 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 61 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 63 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Comoros: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 51 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 36 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Brazil: 27 in 100 of its 496 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bosnia: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belgium: 26 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bahamas: 24 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 60 in 100 of its 470 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 1,716 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 1,716 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 1,716 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Somalia 94 in 100 of its 465 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 1,716 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 63 in 100 of its 339 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 60 in 100 of its 470 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 62 in 100 of its 232 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 57 in 100 of its 292 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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