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What the world's news said happened to people.
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19,861 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 rights and justice in Copenhagen and Dhaka and illness in Bathurst. Denmark's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 45 in 100 of its 172 stories, usually 19
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Denmark

78 of its 172 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Copenhagen accounted for 45 of Denmark's 78 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Health

Gambia

18 of its 41 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Bathurst accounted for 17 of the Gambia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Bathurst stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

109 of its 273 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dhaka accounted for 51 of Bangladesh's 109 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Palestine

366 of its 540 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Gaza accounted for 281 of Palestine's 366 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Afghanistan

77 of its 129 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kabul accounted for 37 of Afghanistan's 77 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Senegal

18 of its 43 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Dakar accounted for 15 of Senegal's 18 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets.

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

40 of its 124 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Belarus

13 of its 47 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Shelter & services

Kenya

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Power cuts were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Russia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Kenya (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in China (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Japan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 19,861 stories about harm among 112,233 counted on 14 Dec.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 2 October 2023. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 112,233 stories, below the usual 19. Denmark's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. On 14 December 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine68 in 100 of its 540 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 1,807 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan65 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 64 · mostly displacement Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Somalia50 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Washington US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 610 Gaza Palestine53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281 Jerusalem Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 New York US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte 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'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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: 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'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Denmark about three times as fearful as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,213 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 366 stories about harm ● Gambia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Hong Kong few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 241 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 6,292 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice25% 4,781 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,911 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,240 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood5% 1,043 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 969 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 696 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 544 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 killed4,570 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured983 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions634 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations149 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill20 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 much 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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