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What the world's news said happened to people.
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9,856 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 the earthquake in the Philippines, people killed in the United Arab Emirates and landslides in Tanzania. the Philippines' coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 58 in 100 of its 851 stories, usually 28
RegionSoutheast Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Conflict & violence

Philippines

496 of its 851 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Philippine accounted for 184 of the Philippines' 496 stories about harm, carried by 366 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (224 stories). Earthquake was named in 153 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tsunami and volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Health

United Arab Emirates

104 of its 559 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). Malaria was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera, heatwave and tuberculosis. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

United Arab Emirates over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

26 of its 43 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Landslides were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

24 of its 114 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Singapore over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

France

186 of its 640 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Paris accounted for 159 of France's 186 stories about harm, carried by 545 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

63 of its 145 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

53 of its 74 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Sanaa accounted for 25 of Yemen's 53 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

29 of its 67 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. the Red Sea accounted for 28 of Djibouti's 29 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

16 of its 21 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 3 of Managua's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Peru

15 of its 31 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 9,856 stories about harm among 51,324 counted on 3 Dec.

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Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 51,324 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Philippines, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. A year earlier, on 3 December 2022, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Sierra Leone, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel74 in 100 of its 1,449 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen72 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 351 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines58 in 100 of its 851 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia43 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Washington US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Gaza Palestine31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Dubai United Arab Emirates20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Dublin Ireland19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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

● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 496 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,075 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Djibouti few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,360 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice22% 2,168 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence22% 2,090 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,664 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 489 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 359 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 297 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 285 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 killed3,097 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,085 at about twice the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,022 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions574 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● Angera little more than 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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