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12,672 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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Gas explosion in Pakistan, the typhoon in the Philippines and people killed in the Netherlands drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 64 in 100 of its 396 stories, usually 45
RegionSoutheast Asia 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

274 of its 654 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Karachi accounted for 112 of Pakistan's 274 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Gas explosion was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Karachi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

254 of its 396 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Philippine accounted for 86 of the Philippines' 254 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Typhoon was named in 180 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms, power cuts and flooding.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Health

Netherlands

74 of its 164 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

137 of its 283 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 74 of Malaysia's 137 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

19 of its 33 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

1,159 of its 3,169 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tsunami was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with house fires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

8 of its 8 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 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

Palestine

Homesh accounted for 17 of Palestine's 31 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Egypt

53 of its 135 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in UK (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in India (14 of its stories, about 9 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 18 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 12,672 stories about harm among 47,008 counted on 18 Dec.

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Of the day's 47,008 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 18 December 2020, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 27 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Philippines64 in 100 of its 396 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine61 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia59 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Iraq53 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan49 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 446 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 361 Beijing China38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76 Delhi India17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Shiv India13 stories about protests or strikes, of its 17

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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 readSenegal: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readWestern 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'sMali: 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: 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 readKazakhstan: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 · 21 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 274 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Morocco few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 7,085 stories · about as usual Rights & justice16% 2,011 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,529 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Conflict & violence6% 769 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 443 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 307 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 243 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 189 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 killed3,051 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests961 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured794 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations96 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Malaysia Stories reporting people displaced94 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 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 harsher than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.