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12,095 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 day's news pointed at protests in Bucharest (Romania), a disaster in Poipet and arrests in Syria. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 65 in 100 of its 348 stories, usually 8
RegionCentral Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Protests & strikes

Romania

225 of its 348 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Bucharest accounted for 127 of Romania's 225 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. 87 of Bucharest's 127 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories).

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cambodia

51 of its 81 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Poipet accounted for 36 of Cambodia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Poipet stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

71 of its 86 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Bolivia

22 of its 27 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. la Paz accounted for 18 of Bolivia's 22 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. 17 of la Paz's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 133 of Ukraine's 262 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 34 of Iran's 72 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 21 of Tehran's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

13 of its 16 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Health

Indonesia

70 of its 134 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Covid was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

12 of its 25 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Indonesia (47 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Ukraine (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in UK (57 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in India (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 12,095 stories about harm among 55,450 counted on 30 Dec.

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Romania's news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 8%. of the day's 55,450 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Indonesia's news mentioned Covid about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 30 December 2021, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria83 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Romania65 in 100 of its 348 stories · usually 8 · mostly rights & justice Cambodia63 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia56 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia52 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 40 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Bucharest Romania87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Washington US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 London UK58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Jerusalem Israel36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Kyiv Ukraine28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 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'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'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'sMozambique: 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 readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier 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 angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 188 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 262 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Ireland about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 4,193 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,787 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,994 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,040 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 643 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 564 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 521 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 190 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 killed3,117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,387 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured639 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions121 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations75 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill7 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 about as 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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