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25,930 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 Tunis (Tunisia), the tsunami in Chile and violence in Far North Region. Cameroon's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and Syria → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostChile 86 in 100 of its 765 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

93 of its 102 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tunis accounted for 51 of Tunisia's 93 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 27 of Tunis' 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

657 of its 765 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Santiago accounted for 269 of Chile's 657 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Tsunami was named in 640 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

106 of its 147 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Far North Region accounted for 71 of Cameroon's 106 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Far North Region stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mexico

223 of its 401 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (198 stories). Plague was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Ireland

247 of its 682 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 100 of Dublin's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

223 of its 709 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

231 of its 255 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

1,541 of its 2,556 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (333 stories). Storm surge was named in 503 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, cyclone and volcanic eruption.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Singapore

305 of its 1,201 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

260 of its 358 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Philippines (503 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (44 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Gambia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in South Africa (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Netherlands (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 25,930 stories about harm among 115,535 counted on 25 Dec.

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Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Chile's news. of the day's 115,535 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and Syria. In Tunisia, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 55% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Germany, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia91 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Mali91 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Congo88 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Chile86 in 100 of its 765 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq78 in 100 of its 552 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Morton County US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Dublin Ireland100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Aleppo Syria91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 887 Sochi Russia53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 989 Jerusalem Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Syria about three times as fearful as the world's · 1,064 stories about harm ● Cameroon about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Tunisia about twice as fearful as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 108 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 7,745 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents21% 5,406 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice19% 4,749 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health15% 3,860 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,670 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 943 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 773 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 361 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 killed9,187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,161 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting arrests2,912 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,415 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations775 at about twice the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Germany Stories reporting people displaced749 at about twice the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Syria Stories reporting refugees586 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and the US

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 about as 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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