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12,990 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 storms in Thailand, protests in Amman (Jordan) and people injured in Canada. Jordan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 59 in 100 of its 268 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

157 of its 268 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Sukhothai accounted for 75 of Thailand's 157 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories). Storms were named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Sukhothai stories →
Protests & strikes

Jordan

47 of its 112 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 9 of Amman's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Health

Canada

444 of its 1,618 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Extreme cold was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

36 of its 56 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

129 of its 251 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 56 of Iran's 129 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. 42 of Tehran's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

126 of its 323 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 70 of Malaysia's 126 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Peru

51 of its 82 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 13 of Lima's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Rights & justice

Netherlands

73 of its 199 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

21 of its 34 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 9 of Khartoum's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Displacement

Rwanda

64 of its 105 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (41 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Romania (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in US (110 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); accidents in UK (11 of its stories, about 6 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 19 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 12,990 stories about harm among 65,363 counted on 19 Dec.

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In Thailand's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 65,363 stories, as usual. Thailand's news was 59% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. On 19 December 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq64 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Peru62 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda61 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 47 · mostly displacement Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Thailand59 in 100 of its 268 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 499 Tehran Iran42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 Jerusalem Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Chicago US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120

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'sYemen: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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'sMexico: 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'sMalawi: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Jordan few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 254 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 207 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 36 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 4,554 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,747 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,004 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,357 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 702 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 658 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 471 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 338 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 killed3,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured902 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees204 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Rwanda Stories reporting abductions99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations57 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and Canada

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 about as 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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