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20,418 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 news turned to deaths in Mandalay, rights and justice in Alberto Fujimori and landslides in Zambia. Myanmar's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 50 in 100 of its 101 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Myanmar

44 of its 61 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mandalay accounted for 32 of Myanmar's 44 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Mandalay stories →
Disasters & accidents

Zambia

28 of its 50 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Philippines

327 of its 819 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Bahamas

34 of its 113 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

379 of its 1,405 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 56 of Kashmir's 86 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Iran

Tehran accounted for 40 of Iran's 80 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

16 of its 39 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

109 of its 301 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Romania (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in India (257 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in United Arab Emirates (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Australia (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in France (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 20,418 stories about harm among 111,648 counted on 6 Dec.

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Romania's news mentioned Covid about 6 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 111,648 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Myanmar, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 55% is usual. On 6 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 →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Israel74 in 100 of its 2,074 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar72 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 55 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Palestine57 in 100 of its 597 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Zambia56 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 614 Hollywood US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 London UK76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 352 Jerusalem Israel63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Jaipur India47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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 lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: 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 lessRomania: 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 lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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: no storiesKenya: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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 lessGambia: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: 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 lessChina: 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: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 lessBolivia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: 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: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 33 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Zambia: 56 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 56 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guam: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 985 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 26 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 28 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 32 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tajikistan: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 44 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 78 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 845 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Solomon Islands: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 28 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 895 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 40 in 100 of its 819 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 50 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Paraguay: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 41 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Panama: 33 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 748 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 32 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 57 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 68 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Macedonia: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 47 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 74 in 100 of its 2,074 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 597 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 28 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 50 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 36 in 100 of its 301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Grenada: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominica: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greenland: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 72 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 26 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bahamas: 30 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Algeria: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 597 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 597 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 985 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 597 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Israel 74 in 100 of its 2,074 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 597 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 78 in 100 of its 72 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Myanmar 72 in 100 of its 61 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Iran 50 in 100 of its 161 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 48 in 100 of its 151 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,923 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,035 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,238 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,913 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 969 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 716 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 657 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 621 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 killed5,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,988 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions721 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations135 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting people falling ill21 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
● 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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