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17,876 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 a disaster in Conakry, arrests in Hong Kong and people killed in Kuwait. Djibouti's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGuinea 79 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 26
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Guinea

69 of its 87 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Conakry accounted for 68 of Guinea's 69 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories).

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

106 of its 242 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kuwait

27 of its 70 stories (39%) 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Australia

630 of its 2,623 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (38 stories). Cyclone was named in 120 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with respiratory illness and heatstroke.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

49 of its 97 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kabul accounted for 22 of Afghanistan's 49 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Tropical storm was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone, landslides and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (127 stories). Hunger was named in 95 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Ecuador

24 of its 36 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

38 of its 52 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (120 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Indonesia (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in US (453 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Israel (95 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 18 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 17,876 stories about harm among 93,106 counted on 18 Dec.

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Guinea stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 93,106 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Australia's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 4 times their usual. On 18 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 →

Guinea79 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya73 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel69 in 100 of its 1,964 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 64 · mostly displacement Palestine60 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 518 Jerusalem Israel69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Beijing China47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Delhi India46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Tel Aviv Israel37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155

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 lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 lessTurkey: 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 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 lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi 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: no storiesRomania: 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 lessPanama: 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 lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 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 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 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 lessGuatemala: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall 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: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 45 in 100 of its 47 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)Uruguay: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guam: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 591 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 26 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 30 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 682 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 44 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Senegal: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 45 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 688 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 592 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 848 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 28 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 73 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 28 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kuwait: 39 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 69 in 100 of its 1,964 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 35 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iceland: 45 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guinea: 79 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 34 in 100 of its 348 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 67 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 46 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 42 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hong Kong: 44 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cameroon: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 64 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 26 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 591 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 141 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 69 in 100 of its 1,964 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Guinea 79 in 100 of its 87 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 60 in 100 of its 344 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Libya 73 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sudan 62 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly displacement ● Djibouti 46 in 100 of its 284 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 5,580 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice22% 3,854 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,927 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence15% 2,635 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 796 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 694 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 649 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 427 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 killed4,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,883 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,006 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions812 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees355 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Ireland Stories reporting people displaced314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about one and a half times 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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