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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.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 lessNigeria: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSomalia: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualWinnipeg, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 50 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsAlaska, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 57 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 32 stories, carried by 36 outletsCambridge, UK -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- displacement: 12 stories, carried by 166 outletsBissau, Guinea-Bissau -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 38 outletsWorld Health Organization, Egypt -- health: 11 stories, carried by 16 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Winnipeg Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Melbourne Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Alaska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● California US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories

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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