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What the world's news said happened to people.
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16,780 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 rights and justice in Riyadh, violence in Caracas and protests in Algiers (Algeria). Saudi Arabia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 55 in 100 of its 726 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

397 of its 726 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Riyadh accounted for 240 of Saudi Arabia's 397 stories about harm, carried by 768 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (178 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

43 of its 68 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Caracas accounted for 26 of Venezuela's 43 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

15 of Algiers' 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Illness was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

90 of its 224 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (12 stories). Flooding was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain and storms.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Honduras

49 of its 60 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 45 of Honduras' 49 stories about harm, carried by 307 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

193 of its 275 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Idlib accounted for 103 of Syria's 193 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

287 of its 684 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (76 stories). Poisoning was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

633 of its 2,066 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

India

206 of Delhi's 393 stories were about protests or strikes. Landslides were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 41 of Iraq's 64 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. 24 of Baghdad's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heatstroke in Jordan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Philippines (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Ecuador (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in China (53 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 16,780 stories about harm among 89,940 counted on 23 Dec.

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On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 89,940 stories, as usual. Saudi Arabia's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. In Sri Lanka's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. A year earlier, on 23 December 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras82 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Syria70 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela63 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia58 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 37 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Riyadh Saudi Arabia84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 Lucknow India57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Tehran Iran40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51

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'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sHonduras: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 397 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 193 stories about harm ● Honduras few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 94 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 4,873 stories · about as usual Health24% 3,888 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,145 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,948 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,119 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 694 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 399 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 378 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 killed5,051 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced234 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 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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