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What the world's news said happened to people.
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13,115 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 protests in Vienna (Austria), violence in Beirut and people injured in Armenia. Armenia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 57 in 100 of its 81 stories, usually 34
RegionEast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Austria

29 of its 46 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Vienna accounted for 19 of Austria's 29 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 17 of Vienna's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Health

Armenia

17 of its 32 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mexico

84 of its 208 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

29 of its 42 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

128 of its 208 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kabul accounted for 77 of Afghanistan's 128 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →
Health

Russia

153 of its 512 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Moscow accounted for 95 of Russia's 153 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Benin

11 of its 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in US (747 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in India (86 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Canada (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in UK (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 13,115 stories about harm among 48,209 counted on 11 Dec.

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Mentions of tornadoes ran more than ten times their usual in the US's news. A year earlier, on 11 December 2020, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today. Austria stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%. 27 in every 100 of the day's 48,209 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 25.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon57 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence South Africa53 in 100 of its 395 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Palestine49 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir49 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 591 Delhi India55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Chicago US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 London UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 New York US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

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 readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorth Korea: 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 readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'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 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 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer 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'sTunisia: 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'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than 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'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little angrier 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

● Benin few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 11 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 153 stories about harm ● Mexico about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 17 stories about harm ● South Korea few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 6,519 stories · much less than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice16% 2,140 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,138 stories · much more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence7% 888 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 399 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 367 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 362 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 188 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 killed3,434 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected844 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests820 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured796 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting refugees114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced57 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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