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11,403 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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Violence in the Red Sea, people killed in Kuwait and refugees in Nigeria drew the news. Djibouti's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostDjibouti 57 in 100 of its 99 stories, usually 34
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kuwait

54 of its 187 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Iran

70 of its 124 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

172 of its 488 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

986 of its 1,254 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Jerusalem accounted for 350 of Israel's 986 stories about harm, carried by 759 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

26 of its 84 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

30 of its 106 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Cairo accounted for 17 of Egypt's 30 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kazakhstan

9 of its 24 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in China (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in US (131 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 16 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 11,403 stories about harm among 59,483 counted on 16 Dec.

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Mentions of the cyclone ran about 4 times their usual in Australia's news. of the day's 59,483 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Djibouti stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. On 16 December 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel79 in 100 of its 1,254 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 335 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Djibouti57 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan41 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392 Delhi India61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198 Gaza Palestine43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 London UK25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161

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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'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: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 986 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Djibouti about twice as angry as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Kuwait about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 3,078 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health27% 3,064 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,855 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 1,557 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 546 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 442 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 387 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 277 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 killed2,920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions772 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people injured665 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations45 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about twice 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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