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What the world's news said happened to people.
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19,006 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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Violence in Niamey, a disaster in White Island and refugees in India drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArmenia 44 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 17
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Niger

39 of its 48 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Niamey accounted for 18 of Niger's 39 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

New Zealand

390 of its 994 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. White Island accounted for 193 of New Zealand's 390 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (270 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 →
Rights & justice

India

1,586 of its 5,669 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories). Snowstorms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Bosnia

15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

266 of its 795 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

81 of its 186 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

170 of its 409 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Sudan

31 of its 45 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Displacement

Guatemala

16 of its 26 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Trinidad & Tobago (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Australia (47 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); landslides in UK (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 19,006 stories about harm among 116,526 counted on 13 Dec.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Niger. of the day's 116,526 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Trinidad & Tobago's news mentioned flooding about 5 times as often as usual. Niger's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%. A year earlier, on 13 December 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq68 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan58 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Syria58 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Gambia51 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Guwahati India191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Delhi India159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 583 London UK64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Baghdad Iraq52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 lessTanzania: 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: no storiesSpain: 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 lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: 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 lessMorocco: 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: 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 lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech 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 lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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 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 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 storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 25 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Zambia: 25 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Yemen: 55 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Puerto Rico: 34 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Uganda: 37 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Türkiye: 42 in 100 of its 409 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Trinidad & Tobago: 29 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 58 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sri Lanka: 22 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Africa: 23 in 100 of its 903 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 49 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sierra Leone: 48 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Saudi Arabia: 24 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Samoa: 66 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Rwanda: 30 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Papua New Guinea: 30 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 795 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)North Korea: 23 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 23 in 100 of its 1,302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Niger: 81 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nicaragua: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)New Zealand: 39 in 100 of its 994 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mozambique: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mali: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Libya: 43 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Liberia: 28 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 25 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Laos: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kyrgyzstan: 32 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kenya: 23 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 34 in 100 of its 485 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iraq: 68 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)India: 28 in 100 of its 5,669 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iceland: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guatemala: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Gambia: 51 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ethiopia: 32 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Dominican Republic: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Dominica: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Greenland: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Denmark: 24 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)DR Congo: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Congo: 80 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Colombia: 26 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Hong Kong: 23 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Chile: 42 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cameroon: 42 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cambodia: 25 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Myanmar: 60 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Burundi: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bosnia: 75 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bolivia: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bahamas: 32 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Armenia: 44 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Algeria: 36 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 60 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Jersey: 26 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)
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 16 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

● Afghanistan 60 in 100 of its 300 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 68 in 100 of its 123 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 58 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 58 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Türkiye 42 in 100 of its 409 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Gambia 51 in 100 of its 88 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 5,978 stories · about as usual Health23% 4,231 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,150 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,427 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,159 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 739 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 535 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 452 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 killed5,230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,922 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 softer than 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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