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18,388 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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Violence in Port-au-Prince, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and volcanic eruption in the Philippines drew the news. Haiti's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 81 in 100 of its 78 stories, usually 45
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Conflict & violence

Haiti

63 of its 78 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 44 of Haiti's 63 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

88 of its 320 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 26 of Nairobi's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 155 of the Philippines' 234 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Displacement

Egypt

Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Building collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Sudan

59 of its 72 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 72 of Palestine's 120 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 747 of Syria's 1,174 stories about harm, carried by 841 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Guatemala

18 of its 27 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Health

Brazil

91 of its 275 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Illness was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

48 of its 190 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Brazil (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in United Arab Emirates (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Indonesia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in France (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (22 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 10 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 18,388 stories about harm among 101,129 counted on 10 Dec.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Haiti. of the day's 101,129 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Haiti stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. On 11 December 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan82 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti81 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 1,754 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel46 in 100 of its 812 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 747 Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 516 Jerusalem Israel74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 Manhattan US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Lagos Nigeria39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: 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 readOman: 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualZhob, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 23 outletsBlacksburg, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsHiroshima, Japan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsKansas, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 31 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 16 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 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

● Zhob Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Blacksburg US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Hiroshima Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Kansas US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 4,992 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health28% 4,974 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,775 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,623 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 836 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 712 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 604 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 538 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 killed3,766 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,913 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured848 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees352 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions240 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced229 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations189 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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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