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What the world's news said happened to people.
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22,034 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 day's news pointed at arrests in Libya, illness in Oslo and protests in Honiara (Solomon Islands). North Macedonia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLibya 51 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 28
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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

Libya

32 of its 63 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Norway

49 of its 173 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Oslo accounted for 36 of Norway's 49 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Benin

9 of its 10 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

55 of its 87 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

South Africa

675 of its 1,267 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Zimbabwe

88 of its 202 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Health

Brazil

50 of its 160 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Belgium

41 of its 125 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Brussels accounted for 27 of Belgium's 41 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Denmark (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Zimbabwe (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in India (77 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (12 of its stories, about three 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 3 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 22,034 stories about harm among 85,109 counted on 3 Dec.

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Of the day's 85,109 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 3 December 2020, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq63 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Syria58 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia58 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence South Africa53 in 100 of its 1,267 stories · usually 42 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 964 Chicago US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Los Angeles US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Sialkot Pakistan28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readEstonia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: 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 fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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 grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer 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 a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 211 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Ghana a little warmer than the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Japan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 156 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 13,038 stories · more than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice17% 3,700 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,655 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,401 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 634 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 616 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 531 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 273 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 killed4,321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions105 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced82 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill15 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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