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8,763 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Paris (France), violence in Darfur and flooding in Ukraine. France's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostFrance 47 in 100 of its 429 stories, usually 16
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

France

200 of its 429 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Paris accounted for 171 of France's 200 stories about harm, carried by 348 outlets. 120 of Paris' 171 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Darfur accounted for 12 of Sudan's 14 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ukraine

314 of its 573 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (94 stories). Flooding was named in 102 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nepal

33 of its 62 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kathmandu accounted for 25 of Nepal's 33 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

120 of its 313 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Johannesburg accounted for 70 of South Africa's 120 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

92 of its 199 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 49 of Malaysia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Japan

90 of its 410 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (8 stories). Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Russia

170 of its 498 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

India

642 of its 2,608 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Road crashes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

39 of its 99 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Canada (87 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Palestine (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (520 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in China (30 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Japan (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 8,763 stories about harm among 37,970 counted on 24 Dec.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 14 August 2022. of the day's 37,970 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Ukraine's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. France's news was 47% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Thailand58 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine55 in 100 of its 573 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Nepal53 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Iran52 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice France47 in 100 of its 429 stories · usually 16 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Washington US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 Kabul Afghanistan28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39 Tehran Iran16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 24 London UK14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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 readUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRenville County, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsBasij, Iran -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 26 outletsFlorida, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 62 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 39 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 15 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

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nigeria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Renville County US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Basij Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Florida US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 2,538 stories · much less than usual (usually 35%) Disasters & accidents26% 2,236 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice18% 1,590 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence9% 818 stories · about as usual Shelter & services7% 588 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 406 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 346 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 killed2,215 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people affected836 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured666 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions72 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people displaced63 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations42 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Bangladesh

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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