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8,788 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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Landslides in Malaysia, protests in Lima (Peru) and homes and services in Kyiv drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMalaysia 62 in 100 of its 281 stories, usually 21
RegionSoutheast Asia 41 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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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

174 of its 281 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 138 of Malaysia's 174 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (129 stories). Landslides were named in 150 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Kuala Lumpur stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

82 of its 105 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Lima accounted for 26 of Peru's 82 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 21 of Lima's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Ukraine

214 of its 441 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 129 of Ukraine's 214 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

19 of its 22 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Iran

89 of its 151 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 33 of Iran's 89 stories about harm, carried by 297 outlets. 29 of Tehran's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Jordan

27 of its 75 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 7 of Amman's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

62 of its 203 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 23 of Tijuana's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Germany

94 of its 318 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Berlin accounted for 59 of Germany's 94 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Extreme cold was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding, earthquake and tsunami.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

21 of its 45 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Poland

19 of its 55 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Germany (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in UK (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 8,788 stories about harm among 42,703 counted on 17 Dec.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 30 October 2022. 21 in every 100 of the day's 42,703 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Malaysia, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. the news turned to Malaysia for the second day running. A year earlier, on 17 December 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Peru78 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Malaysia62 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran59 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine49 in 100 of its 441 stories · usually 40 · mostly shelter & services Afghanistan45 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Tehran Iran29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33 Tijuana Mexico23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 24 Lima Peru21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26 Machu Picchu Peru17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 20

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & 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: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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: 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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 readGuyana: 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'sGermany: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readAlbania: 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'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier 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'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● China about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,758 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice24% 2,108 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,409 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence11% 970 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 421 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 407 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 390 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 205 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 killed2,344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected948 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting arrests845 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured705 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees125 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations56 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Germany Stories reporting abductions54 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and the US

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
● Griefa little more 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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