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6,722 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 Tehran (Iran), volcanic eruption in Indonesia and rights and justice in Comasagua. Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 78 in 100 of its 170 stories, usually 35
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Iran

210 of its 352 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 120 of Iran's 210 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. 72 of Tehran's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

133 of its 170 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with heavy rain and avalanche.

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

Syria

Sweida accounted for 22 of Syria's 32 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 22 of Sweida's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Illness was named in 11 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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Protests & strikes

China

247 of its 689 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 52 of Beijing's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Austria

13 of its 33 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

21 of its 34 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tigray accounted for 14 of Ethiopia's 21 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

10 of its 35 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 3 of Rabat's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Syria (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); gas explosion in Pakistan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in UK (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 6,722 stories about harm among 35,497 counted on 4 Dec.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 35,497 stories, as usual. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 10 times their usual in Indonesia's news. A year earlier, on 4 December 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Iran stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. This week the news turned most often to China, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Indonesia78 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran60 in 100 of its 352 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Beijing China52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Washington US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Sweida Syria22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 22 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68

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 lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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 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 readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualColorado, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 39 outletsFlorida, US -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 43 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsDidcot, UK -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 11 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Florida US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Didcot UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,131 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice26% 1,743 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents14% 927 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 798 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 342 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 334 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 283 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 99 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 killed1,725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations66 at about twice the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting refugees64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions61 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced56 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 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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