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What the world's news said happened to people.
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33,497 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 protests in Dakar (Senegal), violence in Tirana and refugees in Rwanda. Senegal's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEstonia 79 in 100 of its 131 stories, usually 13
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

48 of its 88 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dakar accounted for 44 of Senegal's 48 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 41 of Dakar's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Albania

48 of its 65 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tirana accounted for 47 of Albania's 48 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Health

Rwanda

45 of its 79 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Ebola was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks.

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

Congo

243 of its 325 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. 12 of the Congo River's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

220 of its 272 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Imlil accounted for 128 of Morocco's 220 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (168 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

31 of its 37 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Bihac accounted for 31 of Bosnia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sierra Leone

39 of its 70 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 9 of Freetown's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

295 of its 664 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Extreme cold was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Yemen (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Uganda (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (55 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Syria (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bridge collapse in Italy (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 33,497 stories about harm among 191,541 counted on 19 Dec.

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In Senegal, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 191,541 stories, below the usual 19. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Rwanda's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 6 times their usual. On 19 December 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Morocco81 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar79 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Estonia79 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 13 · mostly rights & justice Congo75 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Albania74 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2521 Ramallah Palestine83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Delhi India82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322 Paris France61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Harare Zimbabwe54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readU.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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'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: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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 readCambodia: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readGaza: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Saudi Arabia about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 295 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as fearful as the world's · 243 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 455 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 81 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 9,849 stories · about as usual Health23% 7,537 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 5,143 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 4,283 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,759 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,660 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,446 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Displacement3% 978 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 killed8,019 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests5,390 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,454 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees763 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting people displaced329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions274 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations105 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about a third of 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 softer than 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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