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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.

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: no storiesGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 35 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 85 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 31 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)UK: 27 in 100 of its 2,596 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 441 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 43 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sweden: 35 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 467 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Poland: 35 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Peru: 78 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 607 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 632 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nicaragua: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 31 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 86 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malaysia: 62 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malawi: 40 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 47 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Jordan: 36 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 28 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 59 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Germany: 30 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 28 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 32 in 100 of its 728 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 43 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 81 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 32 in 100 of its 728 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 441 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Peru 78 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Malaysia 62 in 100 of its 281 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 59 in 100 of its 151 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ukraine 49 in 100 of its 441 stories · mostly shelter & services ● Afghanistan 45 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● China 32 in 100 of its 728 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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