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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: no storiesIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesVietnam: 42 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)US: 34 in 100 of its 14,440 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Thailand: 48 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Syria: 69 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Africa: 53 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Singapore: 40 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Seychelles: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Rwanda: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Panama: 45 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 562 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Nigeria: 37 in 100 of its 670 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)New Zealand: 38 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mexico: 40 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Lebanon: 57 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kyrgyzstan: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iraq: 55 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Indonesia: 46 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ethiopia: 44 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)El Salvador: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cuba: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cambodia: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Myanmar: 73 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Burkina Faso: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Benin: 79 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Barbados: 44 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Austria: 63 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Armenia: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Afghanistan: 62 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 27 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 62 in 100 of its 208 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Africa 53 in 100 of its 395 stories · mostly health ● Lebanon 57 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Thailand 48 in 100 of its 172 stories · mostly health ● Kashmir 49 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 49 in 100 of its 74 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.