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20,645 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 violence in Niamey, a disaster in White Island and protests in Lahore (Pakistan). Niger's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNiger 92 in 100 of its 77 stories, usually 34
RegionOceania 29 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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Conflict & violence

Niger

71 of its 77 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Niamey accounted for 31 of Niger's 71 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

563 of its 1,253 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. White Island accounted for 307 of New Zealand's 563 stories about harm, carried by 720 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories → White Island stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

296 of its 841 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 73 of Lahore's 118 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (109 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.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Lahore stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

South Sudan

37 of its 47 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought.

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Conflict & violence

Jersey

48 of its 142 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times 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

Myanmar

37 of its 55 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 8 of Yangon's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

106 of its 208 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Storms were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with extreme cold.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

48 of its 174 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 20 of Somalia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. 10 of Mogadishu's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Algeria (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Australia (100 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Chile (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); malaria in Uganda (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 20,645 stories about harm among 121,133 counted on 12 Dec.

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Niger stood out: 92% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 121,133 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Sierra Leone's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 12 December 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger92 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Gambia70 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar67 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq64 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Guwahati India197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 Lahore Pakistan73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Delhi India57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCroatia: 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'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Niger about three times as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Gambia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 145 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 6,173 stories · about as usual Health22% 4,552 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,717 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,804 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,087 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 845 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 685 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 441 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 killed5,509 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions167 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people displaced151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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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