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6,929 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 news turned to violence in Tripoli, protests in Lima (Peru) and rights and justice in Brussels. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostJersey 78 in 100 of its 90 stories, usually 19
RegionEurope 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Libya

60 of its 72 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tripoli accounted for 27 of Libya's 60 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Illness was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

25 of its 52 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Lima accounted for 19 of Peru's 25 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 18 of Lima's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

181 of its 379 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

74 of its 137 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 48 of Iran's 74 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 38 of Tehran's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

51 of its 89 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kabul accounted for 22 of Afghanistan's 51 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Rights & justice

Italy

42 of its 157 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 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.

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Health

UK

673 of its 2,438 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Extreme cold was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with snowstorms and house fires.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jersey

70 of its 90 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mali

13 of its 16 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (47 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (37 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); snowstorms in US (69 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 6,929 stories about harm among 35,110 counted on 11 Dec.

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Libya stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 35,110 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Mexico's news, mentions of the hurricane ran more than ten times their usual. On 11 December 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 3 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 →

Libya83 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Jersey78 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Iran54 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Peru48 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 Los Angeles US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89 Washington US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Mitrovica 25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 25 Lima Peru18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 19

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: 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 twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 13 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 2,126 stories · much less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice24% 1,649 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,223 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence12% 790 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 355 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 307 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 295 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 116 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 killed1,719 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected543 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees59 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions57 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced42 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations40 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Jersey and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill5 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 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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