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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.

its stories →
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.

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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.

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualCounty Durham, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 98 outletsIllinois, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsLake Chad, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- displacement: 30 stories, carried by 42 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 193 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 58 stories, carried by 79 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 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

● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● County Durham UK about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 10 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Lake Chad Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Adelaide Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 30 stories

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 →

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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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