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10,702 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Prague, people falling ill in France and protests in Bamako (Mali). the Czechia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCzechia 75 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 39
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Conflict & violence

Czechia

116 of its 155 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Prague accounted for 112 of the Czechia's 116 stories about harm, carried by 390 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three 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 →
Rights & justice

France

169 of its 575 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning.

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

Kashmir

108 of its 194 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jammu accounted for 59 of Kashmir's 108 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Burundi

22 of its 22 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

51 of its 133 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

24 of its 34 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 197 of Palestine's 251 stories about harm, carried by 329 outlets. Hunger was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

25 of its 50 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Israel (99 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Palestine (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Switzerland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in UK (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in India (12 of its stories, about 5 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 23 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 10,702 stories about harm among 56,768 counted on 23 Dec.

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For the third day running, the news turned to the Czechia. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 56,768 stories, as usual. the Czechia's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%. A year earlier, on 23 December 2022, 22 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 →

Czechia75 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 1,036 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 417 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir56 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Jerusalem Israel32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Islamabad Pakistan31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 San Francisco US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Delhi India17 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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 readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 readDenmark: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little warmer than 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 three times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Czechia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Burundi few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 734 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 251 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,930 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,376 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence19% 1,998 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,673 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 507 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 390 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 349 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 264 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 killed2,983 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured832 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions425 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced290 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations83 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and France

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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