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9,517 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 drownings in Libya, people killed in Kuwait and people injured in Iran. Libya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLibya 92 in 100 of its 127 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

117 of its 127 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tripoli accounted for 29 of Libya's 117 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (101 stories). Drownings were named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kuwait

33 of its 112 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

43 of its 74 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Djibouti

25 of its 53 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. the Red Sea accounted for 25 of Djibouti's 25 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 324 of Israel's 1,088 stories about harm, carried by 757 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 158 of Palestine's 205 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Covid was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

24 of its 49 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

46 of its 180 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 18 of Kashmir's 29 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (54 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Palestine (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in US (112 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in India (21 of its stories, about 6 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 17 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 9,517 stories about harm among 50,065 counted on 17 Dec.

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In Libya, 92% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 50,065 stories, as usual. Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Libya's news. A year earlier, on 17 December 2022, 21 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 →

Libya92 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel76 in 100 of its 1,441 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 328 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan61 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Iran58 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Washington US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Jerusalem Israel23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Gaza Palestine18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158

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'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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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'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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than 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 fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: 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 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 a little more fearful than 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 twice as angry as the world's · 1,088 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Iran few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Kuwait few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,418 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice24% 2,232 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 1,780 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,515 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 486 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 337 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 305 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 263 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 killed2,705 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,017 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions650 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced265 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees265 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations47 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ecuador

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 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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