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15,281 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 violence in Kyiv, plane crash in Nepal and heavy rain in Zimbabwe. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 55 in 100 of its 970 stories, usually 28
RegionEurope 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Ukraine

537 of its 970 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 264 of Ukraine's 537 stories about harm, carried by 698 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (400 stories). Illness was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

52 of its 109 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Plane crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

69 of its 186 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Palestine

273 of its 361 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Gaza accounted for 226 of Palestine's 273 stories about harm, carried by 345 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Liberia

24 of its 61 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

71 of its 188 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Poland

40 of its 137 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

49 of its 138 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Qatar

29 of its 108 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in France (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in UK (80 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Australia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 15,281 stories about harm among 77,951 counted on 29 Dec.

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In France's news, mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 77,951 stories, as usual. Ukraine's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. A year earlier, on 29 December 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine76 in 100 of its 361 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 1,229 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine55 in 100 of its 970 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Iran49 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal48 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Moscow Russia57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Tel Aviv Israel40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Maine US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Kaanapali US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: 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 twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 537 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 872 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 192 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 273 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 199 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,106 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,498 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 2,488 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,460 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 882 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 583 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 576 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 402 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 killed4,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,772 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,742 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,305 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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
● 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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