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What the world's news said happened to people.
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19,839 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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Protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), violence in Valledupar and landslides in the Philippines drew the news. Guatemala's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMorocco 93 in 100 of its 226 stories, usually 48
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

Bangladesh

1,135 of its 1,527 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 835 of Bangladesh's 1,135 stories about harm, carried by 577 outlets. 613 of Dhaka's 835 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,008 stories). Landslides were named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

99 of its 139 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Valledupar accounted for 77 of Colombia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Valledupar stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

251 of its 497 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon, cyclone and drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Guatemala

71 of its 115 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Egypt

219 of its 342 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Giza accounted for 155 of Egypt's 219 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

17 of its 41 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 9 of Lima's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

62 of Beijing's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). HIV was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

210 of its 226 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (197 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

125 of its 162 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Punta Cana accounted for 120 of the Dominican Republic's 125 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (121 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Niger

22 of its 22 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in China (57 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in US (1007 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Iran (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Japan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 19,839 stories about harm among 87,953 counted on 30 Dec.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 18 November 2018. In the Philippines' news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 87,953 stories, above the usual 19. Bangladesh's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. This week the news turned most often to Indonesia, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Morocco93 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence DR Congo83 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Dominican Republic77 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Indonesia76 in 100 of its 320 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo75 in 100 of its 1,057 stories · usually 71 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh613 stories about protests or strikes, of its 835 Washington US171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1343 Paris France147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Jerusalem Israel120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 New York US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169

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 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: no storiesCayman 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessThailand: 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMauritania: no storiesMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: 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: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessKenya: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: 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 lessGreece: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: 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 lessBelgium: 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 lessBahamas: 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 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: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: no storiesMontserrat: 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: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 30 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 47 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 44 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vanuatu: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 33 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 67 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tanzania: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 58 in 100 of its 498 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 38 in 100 of its 269 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 61 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 40 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 51 in 100 of its 497 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 41 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Panama: 72 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Niger: 100 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nicaragua: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Morocco: 93 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malta: 33 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 58 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 947 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 916 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 62 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 76 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iceland: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guatemala: 62 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 30 in 100 of its 803 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 39 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 64 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Dominican Republic: 77 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 83 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 75 in 100 of its 1,057 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 71 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Chad: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 55 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 74 in 100 of its 1,527 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Argentina: 55 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 433 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 916 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 916 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 916 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Morocco 93 in 100 of its 226 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Congo 75 in 100 of its 1,057 stories · mostly health ● Bangladesh 74 in 100 of its 1,527 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Indonesia 76 in 100 of its 320 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Dominican Republic 77 in 100 of its 162 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sudan 69 in 100 of its 170 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 5,637 stories · about as usual Health21% 4,067 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,828 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence18% 3,568 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 965 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 613 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 556 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 333 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 killed8,246 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting arrests4,482 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected2,033 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced222 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Israel Stories reporting abductions128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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
● Griefa little more 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.