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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTonga: no storiesTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSudan: 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 lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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 lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: no storiesPapua 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 lessNicaragua: 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 lessMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLebanon: 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: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: 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 lessHaiti: 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 lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: 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 lessEgypt: 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 lessDR Congo: 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: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: 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 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 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: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & 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: no storiesNauru: 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 storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uzbekistan: 67 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guam: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 633 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 37 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Trinidad & Tobago: 33 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 38 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 83 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 379 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Seychelles: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 52 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Romania: 65 in 100 of its 348 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 37 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 50 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 612 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 786 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 81 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kenya: 31 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 34 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 48 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 52 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Gambia: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 56 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 37 in 100 of its 1,816 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 63 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 72 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bolivia: 81 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 37 in 100 of its 1,816 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 633 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Macao: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Syria 83 in 100 of its 86 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Romania 65 in 100 of its 348 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Cambodia 63 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Indonesia 52 in 100 of its 134 stories · mostly health ● Iran 48 in 100 of its 151 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ethiopia 56 in 100 of its 62 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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