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21,734 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 Lima (Peru), violence in Giza and the earthquake in the Philippines. Egypt's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 86 in 100 of its 939 stories, usually 30
RegionSoutheast Asia 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Peru

41 of its 70 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 18 of Lima's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

810 of its 939 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Giza accounted for 669 of Egypt's 810 stories about harm, carried by 636 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (544 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Giza stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

551 of its 865 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Philippine accounted for 357 of the Philippines' 551 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 384 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, volcanic eruption and landslides.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

593 of its 1,161 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (74 stories). Landslides were named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

383 of its 699 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 295 of Bangladesh's 383 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. 253 of Dhaka's 295 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

121 of its 153 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. 74 of Khartoum's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

DR Congo

62 of its 70 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kinshasa accounted for 50 of the DR Congo's 62 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 48 of Kinshasa's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Haemorrhagic fever was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

83 of its 94 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Guatemala

48 of its 63 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

374 of its 469 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. the Sunda Strait accounted for 214 of Indonesia's 374 stories about harm, carried by 307 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (40 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Spain (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Mexico (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Palestine (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 21,734 stories about harm among 96,963 counted on 29 Dec.

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The Philippines' news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Peru's news was 59% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 96,963 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. A year earlier, on 29 December 2017, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo89 in 100 of its 443 stories · usually 70 · mostly health DR Congo89 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Morocco88 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt86 in 100 of its 939 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia80 in 100 of its 469 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Columbus US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Jerusalem Israel123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 343 Washington US116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 828 Philadelphia US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 lessCongo: 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThirlmere, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsSeattle, US -- health: 126 stories, carried by 144 outletsDar es Salaam, Tanzania -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 18 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 87 stories, carried by 52 outletsPhoenix, US -- conflict & violence: 62 stories, carried by 160 outletsSongkhla, Thailand -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 33 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 19 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- rights & justice: 45 stories, carried by 37 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

● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Africa warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Thirlmere Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Seattle US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 126 stories ● Dar es Salaam Tanzania about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Pulwama Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 87 stories ● Phoenix US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 62 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 6,534 stories · about as usual Health19% 4,091 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 4,062 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 4,014 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,006 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 973 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 369 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 337 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 killed7,234 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting arrests4,257 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected2,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,086 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Egypt and the US Stories reporting refugees442 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions274 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations89 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill16 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.