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16,346 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 Cite Soleil, refugees in Türkiye and volcanic eruption in the Philippines. Haiti's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and the UK →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 83 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 43
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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

Haiti

86 of its 104 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Cite Soleil accounted for 60 of Haiti's 86 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Cite Soleil stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Türkiye

54 of its 196 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

102 of its 509 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).

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

Russia

203 of its 619 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Moscow accounted for 137 of Russia's 203 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 1,074 of Syria's 1,567 stories about harm, carried by 1,020 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (130 stories). Hunger was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Romania

42 of its 178 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

89 of its 133 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Gaza accounted for 55 of Palestine's 89 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Netherlands

52 of its 203 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Congo

28 of its 41 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Malaria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger and flu.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: malaria in Congo (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (37 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Indonesia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Mexico (11 of its stories, about three 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 9 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 16,346 stories about harm among 88,311 counted on 9 Dec.

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The Philippines' news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 88,311 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 17. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and the UK. Haiti stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 43%. On 10 December 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti83 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 2,291 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 558 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon49 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1074 Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466 Manhattan US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Dhaka Bangladesh50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 New York US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSouth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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 readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Haiti about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,567 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 312 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 466 stories about harm ● Cambodia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 18 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,121 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice24% 3,770 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 3,237 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,456 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 770 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 660 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 623 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 397 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 killed3,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,871 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,689 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured755 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees328 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and the UK Stories reporting people displaced288 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions201 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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