Seychelles
27 of its 43 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Landslides in the Seychelles, protests in Copenhagen (Denmark) and people injured in the Philippines drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostRwanda
44 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 30
RegionCentral Asia
18 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words
Softer than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Denmark
43 of its 142 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 10 of Copenhagen's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Philippines
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Palestine
Gaza accounted for 245 of Palestine's 303 stories about harm, carried by 518 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Ireland
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (132 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Iraq
Baghdad accounted for 46 of Iraq's 59 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Dominica
10 of its 15 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
Afghanistan
54 of its 101 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Sierra Leone
24 of its 39 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Freetown accounted for 17 of Sierra Leone's 24 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets.
Sudan
40 of its 51 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Romania (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (59 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); covid in Spain (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Italy (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
18 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 19; 19 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 18,818 stories about harm among 104,972 counted on 8 Dec.
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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 4 October 2023. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 104,972 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to the Seychelles. In the Seychelles, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual. Romania's news mentioned Covid about 4 times as often as usual.
- 18 in every 100 of the day's 104,972 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
- Seychelles: 27 of its 43 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%.
- Denmark: 43 of its 142 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%.
- Philippines: Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories).
- Palestine: Gaza accounted for 245 of Palestine's 303 stories about harm, carried by 518 outlets.
- Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Romania's news.
- Mentions of landslides ran about three times their usual in the Seychelles' news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 4 October 2023.
- It was the second day running that the news turned to the Seychelles.
- A year earlier, on 8 December 2022, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Sudan78 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 1,909 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 506 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria59 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justiceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Gaza Palestine46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245 Hollywood US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183Stories, not people.
Where it happened
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Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 245 stories, 518 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 183 stories, 288 outlets ● Las Vegas US attacks & violence · 77 stories, 236 outlets ● Washington US attacks & violence · 574 stories, 674 outlets ● Baghdad Iraq attacks & violence · 46 stories, 156 outlets ● Tel Aviv Israel attacks & violence · 111 stories, 186 outlets ● Townsville Australia accidents & disasters · 10 stories, 85 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 112 stories, 168 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health29% 5,438 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,393 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 3,169 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,523 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 981 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 891 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 671 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 480 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed4,742 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,021 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,972 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions582 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced377 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations128 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about the usual rateStories 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 softer than 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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