Djibouti
56 of its 99 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. the Red Sea accounted for 56 of Djibouti's 56 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
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.
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
how these are picked →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.
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.
Singapore
28 of its 103 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).
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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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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).
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
usually 19; 18 the day beforeStories 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.
- 19 in every 100 of the day's 59,483 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
- Djibouti: 56 of its 99 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%.
- Kuwait: 54 of its 187 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%.
- Nigeria: Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
- Singapore: 28 of its 103 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%.
- Mentions of the cyclone ran about 4 times their usual in Australia's news.
- Mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual in Canada's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were harsher than usual.
- A year earlier, on 16 December 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 & violenceCountries 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 161Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
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
● Kherson Ukraine attacks & violence · 34 stories, 219 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 171 stories, 234 outlets ● Red Sea Djibouti attacks & violence · 56 stories, 108 outlets ● Eilat Israel attacks & violence · 16 stories, 68 outlets ● Sunshine Coast Australia accidents & disasters · 8 stories, 55 outlets ● Shifa Israel attacks & violence · 5 stories, 54 outlets ● Dahab Egypt attacks & violence · 6 stories, 53 outlets ● Hawaii US accidents & disasters · 17 stories, 104 outletsThe 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 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 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 CanadaStories 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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