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46,943 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 deaths in Buenos Aires, illness in Copenhagen and violence in Ankara. Türkiye's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 77 in 100 of its 371 stories, usually 26
RegionEurope 25 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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Argentina

225 of its 413 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Buenos Aires accounted for 161 of Argentina's 225 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Health

Denmark

160 of its 295 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Copenhagen accounted for 133 of Denmark's 160 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

759 of its 1,136 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Ankara accounted for 429 of Türkiye's 759 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. Snowstorms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Protests & strikes

Uruguay

35 of its 55 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 15 of Montevideo's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
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Conflict & violence

Colombia

287 of its 371 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

132 of its 176 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Gorongosa accounted for 99 of Mozambique's 132 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

165 of its 372 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Health

Portugal

72 of its 178 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Congo

117 of its 129 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Tsunami was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Italy

590 of its 1,794 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (181 stories). Road crashes were named in 153 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Italy (153 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Greece (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Sierra Leone (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Hungary (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Belgium (13 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 29 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 46,943 stories about harm among 211,281 counted on 29 Dec.

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In Argentina, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 211,281 stories, as usual. Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia81 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia77 in 100 of its 371 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique75 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1227 Aleppo Syria89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 660 Bentonville US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Medellin Colombia85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Beijing China82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKazakhstan: 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: 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'sGhana: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCzech Republic: 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUruguay: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUS: 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'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Albania about three times as fearful as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Cameroon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 759 stories about harm ● Colombia about three times as angry as the world's · 287 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence24% 11,008 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 10,833 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health22% 10,294 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,380 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,588 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,823 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,305 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 910 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 killed17,150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,886 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees928 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations742 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced442 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting abductions429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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