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18,075 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 protests in Managua (Nicaragua), the tsunami in Indonesia and violence in Warsaw. Poland's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 88 in 100 of its 2,735 stories, usually 38
RegionSoutheast Asia 69 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

76 of its 81 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Managua accounted for 69 of Nicaragua's 76 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 66 of Managua's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Wildfires were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

2,420 of its 2,735 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. the Sunda Strait accounted for 1,469 of Indonesia's 2,420 stories about harm, carried by 1,424 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,460 stories). Tsunami was named in 2,380 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption and landslides.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Sunda Strait stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

123 of its 183 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Warsaw accounted for 110 of Poland's 123 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Rights & justice

Canada

505 of its 2,104 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Storms were named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with power cuts and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Sudan

137 of its 172 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Khartoum accounted for 103 of Sudan's 137 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. 102 of Khartoum's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

90 of its 102 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Mogadishu accounted for 84 of Somalia's 90 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Japan

298 of its 1,006 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (241 stories). Heatwave was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

France

427 of its 1,002 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 165 of Paris' 309 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

115 of its 163 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Russia

345 of its 940 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (186 stories). Accidents were named in 120 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Norway (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Russia (120 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Türkiye (50 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Sri Lanka (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (12 of its stories, about 4 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 23 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 18,075 stories about harm among 86,012 counted on 23 Dec.

Read the day's briefing

The news turned to Nicaragua for the second day running. A year earlier, on 23 December 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. of the day's 86,012 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Nicaragua stood out: 94% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 73%. This week the news turned most often to Morocco, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua94 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia88 in 100 of its 2,735 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia88 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Congo81 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan80 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 Jerusalem Israel119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 Khartoum Sudan102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Riverchase US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sGaza: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Congo about three times as angry as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Morocco about three times as fearful as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 170 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 4,841 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice24% 4,313 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence20% 3,563 stories · about as usual Health15% 2,583 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,021 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 576 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 484 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 418 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 killed6,537 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people affected2,997 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people injured2,750 at about twice the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting arrests2,575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations264 at about twice the usual rate · most about Russia and Canada Stories reporting people displaced250 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting refugees247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting people falling ill23 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 →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much harsher than 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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