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11,661 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 Tsim Sha Tsui (Hong Kong), wildfires in Brazil and deaths in Tunis drew the news. the UK's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMalta 68 in 100 of its 188 stories, usually 30
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Hong Kong

142 of its 224 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tsim Sha Tsui accounted for 106 of Hong Kong's 142 stories about harm, carried by 325 outlets. 106 of Tsim Sha Tsui's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Landslides were named in 12 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.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Tsim Sha Tsui stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

90 of its 202 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Wildfires were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Tunisia

32 of its 62 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Tunis accounted for 25 of Tunisia's 32 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Conflict & violence

UK

1,160 of its 4,104 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (378 stories). Typhoon was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Malta

127 of its 188 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Valletta accounted for 95 of Malta's 127 stories about harm, carried by 315 outlets. 66 of Valletta's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

188 of its 257 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Baghdad accounted for 126 of Iraq's 188 stories about harm, carried by 440 outlets. 120 of Baghdad's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Namibia

30 of its 70 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Drought was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

184 of its 327 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Netherlands

57 of its 156 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

141 of its 370 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Namibia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Bangladesh (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in US (402 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); house fires in Canada (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 11,661 stories about harm among 55,906 counted on 1 Dec.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 21 September 2019. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. 21 in every 100 of the day's 55,906 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 17. This week the news turned most often to Congo, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them. Over November, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in November 2018.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq73 in 100 of its 257 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Malta68 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong63 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Mexico56 in 100 of its 327 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Hyderabad India73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Valletta Malta66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'sU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSomalia: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● UK about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,160 stories about harm ● Netherlands about twice as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Malta about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Brazil about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 184 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 3,131 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,609 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Health19% 2,127 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence19% 2,126 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 568 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 469 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 259 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 199 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 killed3,395 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,315 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected1,236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions131 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and India Stories reporting evacuations102 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about Brazil 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.

● Angera little more than 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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