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21,776 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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Protests in Khartoum (Sudan), violence in Mogadishu and rights and justice in Managua drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMorocco 80 in 100 of its 231 stories, usually 39
RegionEurope 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Sudan

157 of its 186 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Khartoum accounted for 133 of Sudan's 157 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 132 of Khartoum's 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Flooding was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with helicopter crash. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

358 of its 377 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mogadishu accounted for 346 of Somalia's 358 stories about harm, carried by 527 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (229 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Rights & justice

Nicaragua

115 of its 121 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Managua accounted for 89 of Nicaragua's 115 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

103 of its 201 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Israel

704 of its 1,119 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 98 of Jerusalem's 191 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Outbreaks were named in 91 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

France

629 of its 1,393 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Paris accounted for 516 of France's 629 stories about harm, carried by 421 outlets. 356 of Paris' 516 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (492 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

73 of its 122 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Bucharest accounted for 70 of Romania's 73 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. 68 of Bucharest's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (67 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

184 of its 231 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

100 of its 151 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Jordan

43 of its 125 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in Türkiye (145 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Chile (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in North Korea (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 21,776 stories about harm among 104,939 counted on 22 Dec.

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In Türkiye's news, mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 104,939 stories, above the usual 19. It was the second day running that the news turned to Sudan. In Sudan, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 61% is usual. A year earlier, on 22 December 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua95 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Somalia95 in 100 of its 377 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan84 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Morocco80 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen68 in 100 of its 294 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France356 stories about protests or strikes, of its 516 Khartoum Sudan132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Gaza Palestine117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Jerusalem Israel98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Washington US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 931

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 Korea: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 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 lessNorway: 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 lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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 lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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 lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualTennessee, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 27 outletsOkushiri, Japan -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsSacramento, US -- disasters & accidents: 108 stories, carried by 105 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 82 stories, carried by 72 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 144 stories, carried by 110 outletsYeovil, UK -- health: 55 stories, carried by 140 outletsHodeida, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 160 stories, carried by 147 outletsDurban, South Africa -- health: 25 stories, carried by 33 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

● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Australia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tennessee US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Okushiri Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Sacramento US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 108 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 82 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 144 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 7,114 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence20% 4,256 stories · about as usual Health19% 4,166 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,831 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 977 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 906 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 772 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 383 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 killed6,559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,955 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected3,025 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,613 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees510 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and Israel Stories reporting abductions243 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and India Stories reporting people displaced174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye

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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