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8,793 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 Thiaroye, protests in Tbilisi (Georgia) and drownings in Thailand. Senegal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSyria 85 in 100 of its 435 stories, usually 65
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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

Senegal

24 of its 32 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Thiaroye accounted for 24 of Senegal's 24 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Thiaroye stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

85 of its 152 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tbilisi accounted for 85 of Georgia's 85 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. 78 of Tbilisi's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

76 of its 223 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Syria

369 of its 435 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Aleppo accounted for 303 of Syria's 369 stories about harm, carried by 509 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

264 of its 603 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 67 of Islamabad's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

96 of its 272 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

54 of its 197 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Saudi Arabia

31 of its 165 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Natural hazards were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Barbados

11 of its 43 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (144 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); natural hazards in Saudi Arabia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (11 of its stories, about three 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 1 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 8,793 stories about harm among 50,037 counted on 1 Dec.

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Senegal's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. of the day's 50,037 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 2 December 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Laos, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them. Over November, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in November 2023.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria85 in 100 of its 435 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 593 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon58 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia56 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Palestine52 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tbilisi Georgia78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Islamabad Pakistan67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Washington US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Dhaka Bangladesh32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Aleppo Syria28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303

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 lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.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 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: 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: 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 lessSouth Africa: 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 storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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: no storiesMongolia: 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 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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: no storiesNew 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: 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 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 lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: no storiesBulgaria: 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: no storiesBhutan: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 37 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 34 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 85 in 100 of its 435 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 25 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 75 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Samoa: 31 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 58 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 410 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 44 in 100 of its 603 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 90 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 35 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 58 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Laos: 63 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 28 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 61 in 100 of its 593 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 26 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)India: 22 in 100 of its 3,219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iceland: 36 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 27 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 56 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 32 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 26 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 33 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 30 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Benin: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belgium: 35 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 75 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

● Syria 85 in 100 of its 435 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 61 in 100 of its 593 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Georgia 56 in 100 of its 152 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Lebanon 58 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 52 in 100 of its 147 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 44 in 100 of its 603 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,375 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 1,816 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence19% 1,662 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,560 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 448 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 312 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 284 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 165 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 killed2,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced196 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting abductions171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees133 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 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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