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9,825 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 Cape Town (South Africa), violence in Kivu and drownings in Libya drew the news. Uganda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMalaysia 69 in 100 of its 175 stories, usually 36
RegionSoutheast Asia 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

South Africa

552 of its 816 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Cape Town accounted for 273 of South Africa's 552 stories about harm, carried by 607 outlets. 144 of Cape Town's 273 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (258 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories → Cape Town stories →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

51 of its 64 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kivu accounted for 23 of Uganda's 51 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kivu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

34 of its 50 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

76 of its 114 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Yemen

42 of its 55 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Sanaa accounted for 22 of Yemen's 42 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iraq

48 of its 75 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

22 of its 23 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

France

113 of its 269 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Paris accounted for 64 of France's 113 stories about harm, carried by 428 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

54 of its 140 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

33 of its 94 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Iraq (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Brazil (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Spain (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 9,825 stories about harm among 33,051 counted on 26 Dec.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 September 2021. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Iraq's news mentioned drownings more than ten times as often as usual. 30 in every 100 of the day's 33,051 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 27. This week the news turned most often to Sudan, on 5 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 →

Uganda80 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine69 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Malaysia69 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya68 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Cape Town South Africa144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273 Johannesburg South Africa59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Washington US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Khartoum Sudan30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 32 Delhi India24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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 readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 552 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 54 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 5,222 stories · less than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice15% 1,441 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 1,286 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence9% 917 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 357 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 209 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 169 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 133 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 killed2,778 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa Stories reporting people affected802 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured551 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced83 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting refugees61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions54 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations46 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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