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20,770 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 violence in Gaza, flooding in the Seychelles and rights and justice in Lima. Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSeychelles 82 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Conflict & violence

Palestine

329 of its 492 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Gaza accounted for 282 of Palestine's 329 stories about harm, carried by 480 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Disasters & accidents

Seychelles

56 of its 68 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Flooding was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and landslides.

Seychelles over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

73 of its 118 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Lima accounted for 37 of Peru's 73 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories).

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

63 of its 281 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Denmark

48 of its 159 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 12 of Copenhagen's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Liechtenstein

7 of its 14 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

31 of its 65 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

62 of its 289 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 33 of Iran's 62 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (180 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Greece (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Azerbaijan (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Kenya (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (39 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 7 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 20,770 stories about harm among 111,629 counted on 7 Dec.

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Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in the Seychelles' news. of the day's 111,629 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Palestine stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 61%. A year earlier, on 7 December 2022, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Seychelles82 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel69 in 100 of its 2,153 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan69 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 492 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia66 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 659 London UK50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328 Moscow Russia49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Jerusalem Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Boston US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'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 readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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'sDjibouti: 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 readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sAksai Chin: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than 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'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiechtenstein: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful 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 · 1,490 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 329 stories about harm ● Papua New Guinea few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 13 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 298 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,951 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,048 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 3,607 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,727 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,036 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 781 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 652 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 631 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 killed5,421 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,465 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions639 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced453 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations142 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine 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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