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18,027 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 violence in Kabul, protests in Tbilisi (Georgia) and arrests in the Netherlands. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 67 in 100 of its 163 stories, usually 41
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Afghanistan

109 of its 163 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kabul accounted for 73 of Afghanistan's 109 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

24 of its 37 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tbilisi accounted for 18 of Georgia's 24 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. 16 of Tbilisi's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Rights & justice

Netherlands

47 of its 204 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Haiti

47 of its 68 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 37 of Haiti's 47 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

56 of its 72 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 454 of Syria's 802 stories about harm, carried by 439 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

51 of its 192 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nepal

20 of its 58 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Congo

Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Malaria was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: malaria in Congo (13 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Philippines (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in France (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Canada (21 of its stories, about 6 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 11 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 18,027 stories about harm among 103,051 counted on 11 Dec.

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In Congo's news, mentions of the malaria ran about 10 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 103,051 stories, as usual. Afghanistan's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%. A year earlier, on 12 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 →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti69 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 1,222 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 546 Damascus Syria90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 454 Seoul South Korea37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Islamabad Pakistan33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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 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: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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 lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: 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 lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: 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 lessGreece: 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: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech 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 lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 27 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Vanuatu: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 30 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 66 in 100 of its 1,222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 78 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 760 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 47 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Solomon Islands: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 24 in 100 of its 793 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 631 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 711 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 1,414 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nicaragua: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Netherlands: 23 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 34 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 29 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 48 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 25 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 51 in 100 of its 673 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 45 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 23 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Honduras: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 69 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Grenada: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 65 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Egypt: 26 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Dominican Republic: 31 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greenland: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 30 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 61 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 46 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Brazil: 24 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Argentina: 35 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 67 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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 66 in 100 of its 1,222 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 67 in 100 of its 163 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 78 in 100 of its 72 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 61 in 100 of its 223 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 51 in 100 of its 673 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 69 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,079 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,679 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,597 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence14% 2,524 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 817 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 749 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 716 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 521 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 killed3,684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,981 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured738 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees245 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations191 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Congo

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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