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13,692 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 Dhaka (Bangladesh), illness in Varreux and homes and services in Colombo drew the news. Bangladesh's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 46 in 100 of its 125 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Bangladesh

102 of its 225 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 63 of Bangladesh's 102 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 34 of Dhaka's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Haiti

32 of its 42 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Varreux accounted for 21 of Haiti's 32 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Covid was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Varreux stories →
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Protests & strikes

Iran

153 of its 269 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 71 of Iran's 153 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. 61 of Tehran's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

42 of its 104 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Lima accounted for 30 of Peru's 42 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 21 of Lima's 30 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Germany

139 of its 492 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (55 stories).

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Health

Indonesia

88 of its 177 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Shelter & services

New Caledonia

8 of its 21 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

Sweden

45 of its 143 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in China (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (18 of its stories, about 5 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 9 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 13,692 stories about harm among 73,993 counted on 9 Dec.

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Mentions of Covid ran about 5 times their usual in Haiti's news. of the day's 73,993 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 9 December 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Bangladesh's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran57 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia50 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Palestine49 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka46 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 27 · mostly shelter & services Bangladesh45 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 470 Tehran Iran61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71 Beijing China41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Dhaka Bangladesh34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Sussex UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong 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: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 153 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 274 stories about harm ● Haiti few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 18 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,146 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 3,522 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,795 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,092 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood6% 766 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 519 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 471 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 216 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 killed2,878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,040 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured533 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations58 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● Griefa little less than 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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