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57,769 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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Protests in Ankara (Türkiye), violence in Berlin and evacuations in South Africa drew the news. Germany's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Germany and the US → Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Germany and Türkiye → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGermany 78 in 100 of its 8,604 stories, usually 26
RegionEurope 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Türkiye

3,098 of its 4,282 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Ankara accounted for 2,633 of Türkiye's 3,098 stories about harm, carried by 1,442 outlets. 1,474 of Ankara's 2,633 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,417 stories). Train derailment was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

6,677 of its 8,604 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Berlin accounted for 6,310 of Germany's 6,677 stories about harm, carried by 2,477 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5,131 stories). Tornadoes were named in 278 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Berlin stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

345 of its 1,223 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Jordan

677 of its 926 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Hurricane was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera, extreme cold and volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Guinea

130 of its 206 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Conakry accounted for 112 of Guinea's 130 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

South Sudan

245 of its 262 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Dinka accounted for 188 of South Sudan's 245 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. 105 of Dinka's 188 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

1,377 of its 3,789 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Switzerland

661 of its 1,187 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Zurich accounted for 544 of Switzerland's 661 stories about harm, carried by 510 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (506 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Austria

147 of its 325 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ukraine (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Kenya (36 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); road crashes in Lesotho (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Nepal (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Jordan (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 57,769 stories about harm among 253,762 counted on 20 Dec.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 253,762 stories, above the usual 21. Mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual in Ukraine's news. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Germany and the US. Türkiye stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan94 in 100 of its 262 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Solomon Islands93 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 76 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria81 in 100 of its 2,406 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador81 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Germany78 in 100 of its 8,604 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ankara Türkiye1474 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2633 Aleppo Syria448 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1685 Washington US324 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1404 Berlin Germany316 stories about protests or strikes, of its 6310 Palm Beach US304 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: 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'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 twice as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSão Tomé: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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

● Austria about three times as fearful as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● Guinea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Jordan about twice as angry as the world's · 677 stories about harm ● Singapore about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 294 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as fearful as the world's · 245 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 294 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence32% 17,864 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice23% 13,004 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health18% 10,088 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 6,835 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,309 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,636 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,848 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,061 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 killed22,183 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people injured11,441 at about twice the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people affected7,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,591 at about three times the usual rate · most about Germany and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations1,526 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Germany Stories reporting people displaced588 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions402 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting people falling ill119 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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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