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What the world's news said happened to people.
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23,025 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 drought in Ethiopia, people affected in Norway and refugees in Cyprus drew the news. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorway 32 in 100 of its 143 stories, usually 18
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

77 of its 115 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tigray accounted for 50 of Ethiopia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Health

Norway

46 of its 143 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Romania

37 of its 120 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Bucharest accounted for 27 of Romania's 37 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Health

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 100 of Israel's 213 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Panama

13 of its 33 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

UK

Poisoning was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Denmark

Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Snowstorms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

5 of Ouagadougou's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Denmark (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Brazil (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in Ireland (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Ghana (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in India (43 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 23,025 stories about harm among 91,090 counted on 2 Dec.

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Mentions of snowstorms ran more than ten times their usual in Denmark's news. of the day's 91,090 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ethiopia stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 59%. On 2 December 2020, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia67 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Botswana59 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 41 · mostly health Syria56 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence South Africa52 in 100 of its 1,343 stories · usually 41 · mostly health Palestine48 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1199 Kenosha US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Chicago US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sEgypt: 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'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer 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 fearful as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer 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

● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 14,210 stories · much more than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice16% 3,567 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 1,680 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,284 stories · less than usual (usually 8%) Food & livelihood3% 614 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 603 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 556 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 killed4,225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,498 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions96 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill16 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 much softer than 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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