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19,672 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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Protests in Yangon (Myanmar), volcanic eruption in Indonesia and people displaced in Mali drew the news. Mali's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 91 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 61
RegionSoutheast Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

144 of its 185 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Yangon accounted for 57 of Myanmar's 144 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 54 of Yangon's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

142 of its 225 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake and avalanche. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Ireland

304 of its 965 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Storms were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Ireland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Belgium

54 of its 135 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Brussels accounted for 45 of Belgium's 54 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. 29 of Brussels' 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

224 of its 582 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

73 of its 80 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Martissant accounted for 42 of Haiti's 73 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

47 of its 69 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Thailand

87 of its 173 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories).

its stories →
Health

Qatar

46 of its 175 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in UK (101 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in South Africa (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in US (10 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 6 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 19,672 stories about harm among 76,524 counted on 6 Dec.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Myanmar. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 76,524 stories, as usual. Myanmar's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 63%. On 6 December 2020, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti91 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar78 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Iraq68 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia63 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan62 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 667 Yangon Myanmar54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 Delhi India43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329 Naypyitaw Myanmar37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47 Paris France35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81

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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sCameroon: 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: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: 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'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Iraq few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Niger few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as angry as the world's · 144 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 11,127 stories · about as usual Rights & justice16% 3,123 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,877 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,579 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 604 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 485 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 484 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 242 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 killed4,510 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,312 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France

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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