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24,382 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 Tirana (Albania), the earthquake in Taiwan and violence in Beirut. Albania's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLebanon 58 in 100 of its 184 stories, usually 38
RegionCentral Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Albania

31 of its 41 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tirana accounted for 25 of Albania's 31 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. 18 of Tirana's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

73 of its 181 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Taipei accounted for 51 of Taiwan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

107 of its 184 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 93 of Lebanon's 107 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (87 stories).

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

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 34 of Afghanistan's 95 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 17 of Kabul's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Tunisia

24 of its 42 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Venezuela

37 of its 80 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

54 of its 71 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Finland

43 of its 136 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Norway

36 of its 134 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Norway (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Germany (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Australia (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in China (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 25 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 24,382 stories about harm among 100,547 counted on 10 Dec.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 5 November 2020. of the day's 100,547 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. Taiwan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Albania's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. On 11 December 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen76 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia63 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia62 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon58 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1015 Delhi India77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Los Angeles US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Beijing China39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Lagos Nigeria26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 35 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Yemen: 76 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Venezuela: 46 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uzbekistan: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)US: 30 in 100 of its 28,847 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uganda: 41 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 33 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 57 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Taiwan: 40 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 40 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Korea: 32 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Africa: 35 in 100 of its 870 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sierra Leone: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 698 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 667 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 34 in 100 of its 1,274 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 39 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nepal: 38 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mali: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Liberia: 48 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 58 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kyrgyzstan: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kenya: 33 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 52 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 32 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 39 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Honduras: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 63 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ecuador: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hong Kong: 34 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Canada: 31 in 100 of its 2,686 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cameroon: 40 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 40 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Burundi: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Brazil: 37 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Belarus: 36 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 46 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Azerbaijan: 44 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Angola: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Albania: 76 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 24 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Yemen 76 in 100 of its 71 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 61 in 100 of its 155 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 63 in 100 of its 119 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 58 in 100 of its 184 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 62 in 100 of its 55 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 52 in 100 of its 122 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 14,897 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 4,268 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 1,614 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,355 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 954 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 471 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 320 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 236 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 killed6,336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations54 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about the usual rate

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 softer 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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