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23,813 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 Jerusalem (Israel), violence in Baghdad and rights and justice in Stockholm. Puerto Rico's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 62 in 100 of its 388 stories, usually 18
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
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

Israel

2,601 of its 4,505 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jerusalem accounted for 2,485 of Israel's 2,601 stories about harm, carried by 965 outlets. 1,708 of Jerusalem's 2,485 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (1,050 stories). Accidents were named in 15 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.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

474 of its 635 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Baghdad accounted for 321 of Iraq's 474 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

242 of its 388 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Stockholm accounted for 169 of Sweden's 242 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (220 stories).

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

98 of its 142 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

249 of its 323 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 221 of Venezuela's 249 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. 198 of Caracas' 221 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (215 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

121 of its 212 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Beirut accounted for 110 of Lebanon's 121 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 100 of Beirut's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Ghouta accounted for 143 of Syria's 201 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 115 of Ghouta's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (122 stories). Hunger was named in 118 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

74 of its 99 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 10 of Douala's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Tanzania

42 of its 95 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

France

291 of its 1,005 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Food poisoning was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Syria (118 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); food poisoning in France (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in US (964 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Ghana (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Afghanistan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 23,813 stories about harm among 100,743 counted on 10 Dec.

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The news turned to Israel for the third day running. Mentions of the hunger ran about 9 times their usual in Syria's news. of the day's 100,743 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Israel stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela77 in 100 of its 323 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Cameroon75 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Iraq75 in 100 of its 635 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico69 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia69 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel1708 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2485 Caracas Venezuela198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 520 Mississippi US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Ramallah Palestine131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 lessSouth Africa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 lessJamaica: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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 lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualLouisiana, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 35 outletsHiroshima, Japan -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 32 outletsOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 62 stories, carried by 62 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsNew Orleans, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsMahila, India -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- conflict & violence: 86 stories, carried by 66 outletsZulia, Venezuela -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 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

● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Louisiana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Hiroshima Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 62 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● New Orleans US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 6,966 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 5,279 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 4,858 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health15% 3,447 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,092 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 908 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 494 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 444 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 killed7,188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,913 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,758 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,217 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations440 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced281 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting abductions264 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about a third of the usual rate · most about New Zealand and Canada

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
● Feara little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.