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What the world's news said happened to people.
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42,605 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Yaounde (Cameroon), people displaced in Manus Island and people killed in the UK. Papua New Guinea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRussia 47 in 100 of its 4,170 stories, usually 20
RegionEurope 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Cameroon

75 of its 113 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 25 of Yaounde's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). HIV was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Health

UK

2,192 of its 7,722 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (880 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 180 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with plague and snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

1,976 of its 4,170 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,548 stories). Plane crash was named in 639 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Kuwait

71 of its 169 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

128 of its 257 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

147 of its 333 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

43 of its 56 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 23 of Tunis' 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Jersey

28 of its 97 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

56 of its 126 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in Ghana (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Pakistan (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); accidents in Australia (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (30 of its stories, about 4 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 27 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 42,605 stories about harm among 188,120 counted on 27 Dec.

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The news turned to Cameroon for the third day running. 23 in every 100 of the day's 188,120 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Russia's news, mentions of plane crash ran about 5 times their usual. Cameroon stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Papua New Guinea78 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 45 · mostly displacement Tunisia77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq73 in 100 of its 735 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 1,129 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 958 Baghdad Iraq134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Chicago US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 729 London UK87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1112 Jakarta Indonesia83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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: no storiesUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessTanzania: 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: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: 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 lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 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: 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 lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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 lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 lessAustria: 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 storiesAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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 lessZambia: 33 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 73 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 41 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 39 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)UK: 28 in 100 of its 7,722 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 35 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 62 in 100 of its 937 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 77 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 577 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tajikistan: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 70 in 100 of its 1,129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Korea: 34 in 100 of its 1,577 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Solomon Islands: 95 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 30 in 100 of its 360 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Russia: 47 in 100 of its 4,170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 54 in 100 of its 1,610 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Papua New Guinea: 78 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,919 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 35 in 100 of its 2,226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 58 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Montenegro: 85 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 52 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 38 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 44 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kuwait: 42 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Jordan: 34 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 30 in 100 of its 759 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 73 in 100 of its 735 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 39 in 100 of its 652 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 51 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guinea: 88 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guatemala: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Germany: 38 in 100 of its 1,147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 49 in 100 of its 499 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 70 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Chile: 50 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 66 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 42 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 35 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 76 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belgium: 35 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 401 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Algeria: 38 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Albania: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 523 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 30 in 100 of its 759 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 30 in 100 of its 759 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 30 in 100 of its 759 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vatican City: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Iraq 73 in 100 of its 735 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 70 in 100 of its 1,129 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 62 in 100 of its 937 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 73 in 100 of its 116 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Papua New Guinea 78 in 100 of its 78 stories · mostly displacement ● Somalia 62 in 100 of its 325 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence23% 9,624 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 9,116 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health21% 8,850 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,549 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,063 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,095 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,767 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 826 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 killed14,964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,037 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,579 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,820 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations761 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees593 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Somalia and Germany Stories reporting people displaced495 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill64 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Pakistan 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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