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34,584 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 train derailment in Türkiye, violence in Ramallah and rights and justice in Soroca. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 63 in 100 of its 1,350 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

848 of its 1,350 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Ankara accounted for 708 of Türkiye's 848 stories about harm, carried by 695 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (633 stories). Train derailment was named in 472 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Palestine

1,041 of its 1,672 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Ramallah accounted for 969 of Palestine's 1,041 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (609 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mali

99 of its 122 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

698 of its 1,076 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jerusalem accounted for 474 of Israel's 698 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (317 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

France

1,255 of its 2,790 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,020 stories). HIV was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption and typhoon. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Hodeida accounted for 270 of Yemen's 468 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (167 stories). Plague was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cameroon

79 of its 126 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sweden

170 of its 447 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: bird flu in Guyana (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Switzerland (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (158 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in United Arab Emirates (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Yemen (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 34,584 stories about harm among 189,410 counted on 13 Dec.

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In Türkiye's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 189,410 stories, below the usual 20. Türkiye's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. A year earlier, on 13 December 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali81 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 673 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia68 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 1,076 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ramallah Palestine445 stories about protests or strikes, of its 969 Paris France365 stories about protests or strikes, of its 791 Washington US304 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1444 Clear Creek US285 stories about protests or strikes, of its 487 Moscow Russia156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 lessItaly: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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 readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMoldova: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEnglewood, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 21 outletsSopore, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 32 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsLake Orion, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsAnadolu, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 46 outletsRimbo, Sweden -- conflict & violence: 64 stories, carried by 65 outletsHodeida, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 270 stories, carried by 273 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 17 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

● Moldova warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Englewood Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories ● Sopore Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 44 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Lake Orion US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Anadolu Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 42 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,690 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,242 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 6,668 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,036 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,108 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,301 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,003 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 863 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 killed10,378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees501 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Poland and the US Stories reporting people displaced278 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting people falling ill206 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions202 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mali Stories reporting evacuations198 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria

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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