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11,723 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 day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Jerusalem and evacuations in Italy. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 38 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

75 of its 132 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 47 of Iran's 75 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 24 of Tehran's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 222 of Israel's 959 stories about harm, carried by 475 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (228 stories). Hunger was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Displacement

Italy

96 of its 387 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Netherlands

46 of its 178 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Illness was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Iraq

53 of its 100 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Baghdad accounted for 36 of Iraq's 53 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

30 of its 106 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 10 of Istanbul's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 224 of Palestine's 264 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Dominica

13 of its 17 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

33 of its 87 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

33 of its 50 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Russia (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Sri Lanka (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Palestine (22 of its stories, about three 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 9 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 11,723 stories about harm among 62,096 counted on 9 Dec.

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Russia's news mentioned poisoning about 8 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 62,096 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Iran, 57% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. A year earlier, on 9 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 →

Israel71 in 100 of its 1,344 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 440 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iran57 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Iraq53 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Jerusalem Israel58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Gaza Palestine50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224 Philadelphia US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 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 lessTanzania: 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: 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 lessRussia: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: 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: no storiesMongolia: 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 lessMali: 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 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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 lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech 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 lessBurkina Faso: no storiesBulgaria: 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall 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: no storiesBermuda: 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: no storiesMonaco: 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: 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: 31 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vanuatu: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 28 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 66 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Seychelles: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 29 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 415 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Panama: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 557 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Netherlands: 26 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 49 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Italy: 25 in 100 of its 387 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 1,344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 440 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 53 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 57 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 29 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 33 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominica: 76 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Denmark: 31 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 440 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 440 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 440 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 131 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 71 in 100 of its 1,344 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 60 in 100 of its 440 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 57 in 100 of its 132 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 66 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 53 in 100 of its 100 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 48 in 100 of its 67 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,131 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,812 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 2,250 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,732 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 521 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 424 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 391 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 284 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 killed3,196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions501 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced267 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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