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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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Khartoum (Sudan), a disaster in Karvina and violence in Imlil. Morocco's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCzechia 78 in 100 of its 407 stories, usually 9
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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

Sudan

131 of its 161 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Khartoum accounted for 62 of Sudan's 131 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 58 of Khartoum's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (115 stories). Train derailment was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Czechia

318 of its 407 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Karvina accounted for 260 of the Czechia's 318 stories about harm, carried by 322 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (235 stories). Gas explosion was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Karvina stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

247 of its 289 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Imlil accounted for 137 of Morocco's 247 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Imlil stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

118 of its 195 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kathmandu accounted for 79 of Nepal's 118 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
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Protests & strikes

Spain

400 of its 1,102 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 256 of Barcelona's 286 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (54 stories). Storms were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

56 of its 191 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 3 of Buenos Aires' 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests 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. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Denmark

100 of its 283 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (26 stories). Ebola was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv.

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Rights & justice

Austria

102 of its 356 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

26 of its 71 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Volcanic eruption was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Jordan

60 of its 185 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Iceland (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Iraq (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Papua New Guinea (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hepatitis in Vanuatu (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 174,926 counted on 21 Dec.

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Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 5 times their usual in Iceland's news. of the day's 174,926 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Sudan stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 59%. A year earlier, on 21 December 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Morocco85 in 100 of its 289 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen84 in 100 of its 407 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan81 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua79 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Czechia78 in 100 of its 407 stories · usually 9 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Barcelona Spain256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Washington US235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2510 Gatwick UK128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 999 Jordan Valley Israel104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Paris France88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220

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: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 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 readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sHong Kong: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'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

● Jordan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Morocco about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 342 stories about harm ● Czechia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Nepal about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 118 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 10,209 stories · about as usual Health21% 6,745 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 5,871 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 4,543 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,903 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,253 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,073 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 865 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 killed8,255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,766 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,930 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Czechia Stories reporting refugees1,057 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting abductions313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced196 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations113 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill22 at less than a quarter 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.

● Angera little less than 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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