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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.

its stories →
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

usually 19; 18 the day before
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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.

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 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 lessGuam: 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 lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 lessTajikistan: 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 lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: 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 lessNorth Korea: 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 lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: 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 lessIraq: 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 lessHonduras: 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 lessGrenada: 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: no storiesNew 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: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessBurundi: 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 lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: 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: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican 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: no storiesAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessSt 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 lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. 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: 30 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Zambia: 32 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 62 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vanuatu: 78 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 952 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 38 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tonga: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tanzania: 41 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 40 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 28 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 817 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 66 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 45 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Seychelles: 82 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 1,028 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Poland: 27 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 735 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 62 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Papua New Guinea: 32 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 25 in 100 of its 719 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,483 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 27 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 48 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 69 in 100 of its 2,153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 492 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 42 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 28 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 42 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominica: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greenland: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Denmark: 30 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 43 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 59 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belize: 29 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belarus: 37 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Albania: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 492 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 492 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 952 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 492 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liechtenstein: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 69 in 100 of its 2,153 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 67 in 100 of its 492 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Seychelles 82 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Peru 62 in 100 of its 118 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sudan 69 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 66 in 100 of its 56 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

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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