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21,005 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 news turned to protests in Yangon (Myanmar), violence in Mogadishu and a disaster in White Island. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNiger 84 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 26
RegionOceania 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

52 of its 70 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 11 of Yangon's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

73 of its 100 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mogadishu accounted for 58 of Somalia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Health

Denmark

50 of its 180 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Pakistan

347 of its 901 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 58 of Lahore's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

52 of its 62 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Gambia

180 of its 217 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Jersey

102 of its 212 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Czechia

46 of its 128 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Indonesia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Australia (110 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Papua New Guinea (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Malaysia (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 21,005 stories about harm among 119,504 counted on 11 Dec.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 119,504 stories, as usual. Myanmar's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%. On 11 December 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger84 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Gambia83 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar74 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia73 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jersey City US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 612 Guwahati India74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 527 London UK60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Lahore Pakistan58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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. 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 readPanama: 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'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readEstonia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage about twice 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

● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Gambia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Denmark about twice as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Niger about twice as angry as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Eritrea few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 10 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 6,302 stories · about as usual Health22% 4,461 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,727 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,236 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,117 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 796 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 612 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 400 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 killed5,703 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,446 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,295 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,586 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions159 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations110 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about the usual rate

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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