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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 readNepal: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessIreland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 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 readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualOkinawa, Japan -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsAlaska, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsVermont, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 11 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 48 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- displacement: 20 stories, carried by 29 outletsOdesa, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 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

● Okinawa Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Alaska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 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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