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17,036 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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Landslides in Tanzania, violence in Philippine and protests in Okinawa (Japan) drew the news. the Philippines' coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTanzania 72 in 100 of its 97 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 37 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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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

70 of its 97 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Katesh accounted for 33 of Tanzania's 70 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Landslides were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with drought and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Katesh stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

392 of its 809 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Philippine accounted for 138 of the Philippines' 392 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (147 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Peru

20 of its 48 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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

Indonesia

254 of its 407 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Mount Marapi accounted for 75 of Indonesia's 254 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 186 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Malaria was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cholera. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 335 of Israel's 1,523 stories about harm, carried by 451 outlets. Covid was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Guinea-Bissau

23 of its 30 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bissau accounted for 23 of Guinea-Bissau's 23 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets.

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Disasters & accidents

Zambia

22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

47 of its 86 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (186 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (283 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in United Arab Emirates (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); natural hazards in Russia (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 17,036 stories about harm among 94,900 counted on 4 Dec.

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Tanzania's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 94,900 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Tanzania for the second day running. On 4 December 2022, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tanzania72 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel71 in 100 of its 2,138 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia62 in 100 of its 407 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq55 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 Jerusalem Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Okinawa Japan44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Philadelphia US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Gaza Palestine36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: 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: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times 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 grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,523 stories about harm ● Philippines about twice as fearful as the world's · 392 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 279 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,700 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,608 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,968 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence17% 2,770 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 894 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 644 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 599 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 532 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 killed4,798 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,633 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions664 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations365 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Indonesia Stories reporting people displaced350 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees219 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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