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13,357 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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Violence in Kivu, a disaster in Colombo and arrests in Burkina Faso drew the news. Rwanda's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 63 in 100 of its 154 stories, usually 41
RegionCentral Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

39 of its 71 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kivu accounted for 21 of Rwanda's 39 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kivu stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Chad

14 of its 44 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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

Mozambique

14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 19 of Lebanon's 30 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of evacuations 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

Iraq

21 of its 46 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Tanzania

39 of its 102 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

67 of its 278 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Somalia

51 of its 99 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: rabies in Morocco (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Greece (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hepatitis in US (182 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 16; 17 the day before
19 in 10015 in 1006 Nov13 Nov20 Nov27 Nov5 Dec6 Nov: 16 in 1007 Nov: 15 in 1008 Nov: 16 in 1009 Nov: 16 in 10010 Nov: 17 in 10011 Nov: 17 in 10012 Nov: 15 in 10013 Nov: 15 in 10014 Nov: 16 in 10015 Nov: 15 in 10016 Nov: 15 in 10017 Nov: 16 in 10018 Nov: 16 in 10019 Nov: 15 in 10020 Nov: 16 in 10021 Nov: 16 in 10022 Nov: 16 in 10023 Nov: 16 in 10024 Nov: 16 in 10025 Nov: 17 in 10026 Nov: 17 in 10027 Nov: 17 in 10028 Nov: 17 in 10029 Nov: 19 in 10030 Nov: 19 in 1001 Dec: 18 in 1002 Dec: 17 in 1003 Dec: 17 in 1004 Dec: 17 in 1005 Dec: 16 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 13,357 stories about harm among 83,327 counted on 5 Dec.

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Mentions of rabies ran more than ten times their usual in Morocco's news. of the day's 83,327 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Rwanda. In Rwanda, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka63 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda55 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia52 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Palestine50 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 746 Chicago US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Jerusalem Israel25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle 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 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 lessThailand: 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 lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: 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 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 lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: 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 lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 lessMexico: 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 lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 lessBenin: 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 lessBarbados: 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 26 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Vietnam: 22 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Venezuela: 38 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Vanuatu: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Puerto Rico: 33 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tanzania: 38 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 42 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sri Lanka: 63 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 52 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Rwanda: 55 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Russia: 21 in 100 of its 827 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Philippines: 22 in 100 of its 463 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 541 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mozambique: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malawi: 27 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lithuania: 27 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Libya: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lesotho: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 34 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kenya: 24 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Jamaica: 29 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 619 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Indonesia: 47 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Greece: 24 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ghana: 22 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Gambia: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Fiji: 36 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ethiopia: 29 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Eritrea: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Dominican Republic: 32 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Djibouti: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Czechia: 27 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cuba: 34 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)DR Congo: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Congo: 32 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Hong Kong: 36 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Chad: 32 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Burkina Faso: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Austria: 25 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)
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 16 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

● Sri Lanka 63 in 100 of its 154 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sudan 72 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 49 in 100 of its 619 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 47 in 100 of its 236 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 50 in 100 of its 157 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 52 in 100 of its 99 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,617 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 3,522 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,355 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,640 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 582 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 516 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 476 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 290 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 killed2,712 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,682 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured499 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions190 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations73 at about half the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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