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17,777 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 protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), the drought in Saudi Arabia and people affected in Cambodia. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 34 in 100 of its 330 stories, usually 13
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

216 of its 416 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 85 of Bangladesh's 216 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 47 of Dhaka's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Saudi Arabia

112 of its 330 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Riyadh accounted for 95 of Saudi Arabia's 112 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Drought was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

31 of its 101 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 267 of Syria's 336 stories about harm, carried by 381 outlets. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Georgia

63 of its 111 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tbilisi accounted for 59 of Georgia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 56 of Tbilisi's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 54 of Lebanon's 82 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Sweden

53 of its 173 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

118 of its 373 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

66 of its 146 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Qatar

40 of its 227 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Respiratory illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Qatar (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (126 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in New Zealand (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in China (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 17,777 stories about harm among 103,837 counted on 3 Dec.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 103,837 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 4 December 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria76 in 100 of its 442 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan68 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 866 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia57 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Palestine56 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 528 Seoul South Korea92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Islamabad Pakistan58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Tbilisi Georgia56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Aleppo Syria52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSyria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualLouisiana, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsHarwan, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 27 outletsGanderbal, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsMunich, Germany -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 107 outletsWaterloo, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 39 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Louisiana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Harwan Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Ganderbal Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Munich Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,485 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice26% 4,604 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,876 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,037 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 826 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 707 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 561 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 331 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 killed3,849 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,020 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,946 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured863 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions409 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations84 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill56 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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