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8,171 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 Dhaka (Bangladesh), the cyclone in the Philippines and rights and justice in Brussels. Congo's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostJersey 66 in 100 of its 93 stories, usually 16
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Bangladesh

83 of its 193 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dhaka accounted for 55 of Bangladesh's 83 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 41 of Dhaka's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Philippines

109 of its 270 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

91 of its 144 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 55 of Iran's 91 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. 41 of Tehran's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

31 of its 64 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Lima accounted for 19 of Peru's 31 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 16 of Lima's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

14 of its 31 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Tunis accounted for 13 of Tunisia's 14 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. 7 of Tunis' 13 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Sweden

22 of its 62 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jersey

61 of its 93 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

111 of its 313 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hiv in France (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Mexico (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Sweden (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in India (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 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 8,171 stories about harm among 41,749 counted on 10 Dec.

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In France's news, mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 41,749 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany. the news turned to Bangladesh for the second day running.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Jersey66 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran63 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Peru48 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Hong Kong46 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan45 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Dhaka Bangladesh41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Tehran Iran41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Los Angeles US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Beijing China33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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 readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualStockholm, Sweden -- health: 17 stories, carried by 20 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 24 outletsTorquay, UK -- health: 27 stories, carried by 184 outletsVelindre, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMinnesota, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 25 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 21 stories, carried by 51 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 27 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

● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Stockholm Sweden about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Torquay UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Velindre UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 2,691 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice28% 2,290 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,237 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence10% 809 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 337 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 291 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services4% 284 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 136 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 killed1,833 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests896 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected624 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions115 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting refugees60 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced49 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations48 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Jersey

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 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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