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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.

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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.

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 lessCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: too little coverage to readHong 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualAdelaide, Australia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 17 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsMisri, Bangladesh -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 26 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 29 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 23 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 32 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

● Adelaide Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Hanoi Vietnam about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Misri Bangladesh about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 42 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories

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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