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16,872 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 violence in Prague, deaths in Oudenaarde and arrests in Romania. the Czechia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCzechia 77 in 100 of its 531 stories, usually 28
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Czechia

411 of its 531 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Prague accounted for 396 of the Czechia's 411 stories about harm, carried by 850 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (396 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Belgium

36 of its 121 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Oudenaarde accounted for 33 of Belgium's 36 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Oudenaarde stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

29 of its 145 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Kashmir

110 of its 189 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Poonch accounted for 66 of Kashmir's 110 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

44 of its 57 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

61 of its 197 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 231 of Palestine's 262 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. Hunger was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

19 of its 30 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Niamey accounted for 19 of Niger's 19 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

20 of its 27 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Germany (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Israel (162 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Palestine (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Russia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in South Africa (17 of its stories, about 9 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 22 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 16,872 stories about harm among 91,783 counted on 22 Dec.

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The Czechia's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. of the day's 91,783 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Germany's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to the Czechia. A year earlier, on 22 December 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Czechia77 in 100 of its 531 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia77 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 1,604 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 64 · mostly displacement Palestine59 in 100 of its 446 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 Gaza Palestine49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Prague Czechia49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396 Islamabad Pakistan46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Delhi India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225

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 lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: 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 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 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: 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: no storiesFrance: 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 storiesFiji: 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt 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: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 31 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 37 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 597 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 37 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 46 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 577 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 77 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Singapore: 25 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 25 in 100 of its 482 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 34 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 744 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 63 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 34 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Laos: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 69 in 100 of its 1,604 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 39 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iceland: 57 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 74 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guinea: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Finland: 28 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 41 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 30 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Czechia: 77 in 100 of its 531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 37 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 46 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Central African Republic: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 27 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 49 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bosnia: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belgium: 30 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 28 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 597 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Czechia 77 in 100 of its 531 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 69 in 100 of its 1,604 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 446 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 58 in 100 of its 189 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 67 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly displacement ● Somalia 77 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,750 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,067 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 2,807 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,325 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 760 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 752 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 715 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 409 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 killed4,337 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,019 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,337 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Czechia and the US Stories reporting abductions633 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees182 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations135 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 about as 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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