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What the world's news said happened to people.
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24,325 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 helicopter crash in Azerbaijan, violence in Jammu and illness in Seoul. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGreece 48 in 100 of its 225 stories, usually 30
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Azerbaijan

41 of its 90 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Uganda

54 of its 100 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Sri Lanka

55 of its 131 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Honduras

31 of its 65 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 23 of Honduras' 31 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Philippines

313 of its 632 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Malawi

28 of its 69 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 3 of Lilongwe's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Germany

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 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: power cuts in UK (77 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Canada (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 24,325 stories about harm among 91,893 counted on 1 Dec.

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Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 26 in every 100 of the day's 91,893 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 25. For the second day running, the news turned to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. On 1 December 2020, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 26 today. Over November, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir68 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Botswana60 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Uganda54 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia54 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence South Africa53 in 100 of its 1,305 stories · usually 40 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1123 Kenosha US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Lagos Nigeria40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Paris France32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSingapore: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGambia: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Romania few stories a little warmer than the world's · 17 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Trinidad & Tobago few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 36 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 14,956 stories · much more than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice15% 3,730 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 1,782 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,416 stories · less than usual (usually 8%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 679 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 660 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 586 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 314 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 killed4,918 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced96 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting abductions85 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 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
● Griefa little less than 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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