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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

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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualWisconsin, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsLanarkshire, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKivu, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 33 outletsKwara, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 49 stories, carried by 20 outletsGuwahati, India -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 49 stories, carried by 44 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Lanarkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kivu Rwanda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Kwara Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 49 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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