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10,429 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 Kyiv, people injured in Mexico and the earthquake in Indonesia. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRussia 50 in 100 of its 569 stories, usually 25
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
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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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

248 of its 461 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kyiv accounted for 108 of Ukraine's 248 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (191 stories). Extreme cold was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Health

Mexico

51 of its 172 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

45 of its 110 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Earthquake was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Russia

283 of its 569 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Belgorod accounted for 114 of Russia's 283 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (173 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

179 of its 258 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Gaza accounted for 154 of Palestine's 179 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Hepatitis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

43 of its 57 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

40 of its 108 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

South Africa

88 of its 248 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

329 of its 1,030 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Italy (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Australia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hepatitis in Palestine (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tornadoes in UK (33 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); polio in Israel (17 of its stories, more than ten 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 30 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 10,429 stories about harm among 52,004 counted on 30 Dec.

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Indonesia's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 52,004 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Ukraine stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. A year earlier, on 30 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 →

Syria75 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Israel75 in 100 of its 887 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine69 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine54 in 100 of its 461 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Russia50 in 100 of its 569 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Times Square US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 London UK22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: 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: no storiesSuriname: 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 lessSingapore: 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: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: no storiesPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl 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 lessDenmark: 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 lessCongo: 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 lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAfghanistan: 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: no storiesMarshall 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: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 40 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 54 in 100 of its 461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 37 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Trinidad & Tobago: 47 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 35 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 75 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 85 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 35 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 50 in 100 of its 569 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Poland: 30 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 598 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 1,030 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 79 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 36 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 30 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 27 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 31 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 75 in 100 of its 887 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 62 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 41 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iceland: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 37 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Djibouti: 38 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 79 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 54 in 100 of its 461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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 75 in 100 of its 887 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 69 in 100 of its 258 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 54 in 100 of its 461 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 75 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Russia 50 in 100 of its 569 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Zimbabwe 40 in 100 of its 149 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,671 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice22% 2,251 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 1,961 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,809 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 609 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 355 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 314 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 260 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 killed3,340 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,232 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,095 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Eritrea

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.