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16,552 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Caracas (Venezuela), power cuts in Ukraine and evacuations in Pakistan. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 31 in 100 of its 222 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Power cuts were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Polio was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 19 of Sudan's 51 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 355 of Syria's 617 stories about harm, carried by 589 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

69 of its 222 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Rights & justice

India

1,202 of its 4,979 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (406 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 86 of Palestine's 108 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Russia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Australia (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in US (51 of its stories, about three 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 13 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 16,552 stories about harm among 96,631 counted on 13 Dec.

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Mentions of power cuts ran about 4 times their usual in Ukraine's news. of the day's 96,631 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Venezuela stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%. A year earlier, on 14 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 →

Sudan68 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 954 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 541 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 579 Damascus Syria119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 Islamabad Pakistan38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 New York US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195

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 lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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 lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: 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 storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 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 lessLibya: 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 lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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 lessZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 46 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Vanuatu: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 489 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 65 in 100 of its 954 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 37 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Slovakia: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Senegal: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)St Vincent: 33 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 22 in 100 of its 635 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 693 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 61 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nicaragua: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 35 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 27 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 40 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kuwait: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 55 in 100 of its 541 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 25 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 26 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)India: 24 in 100 of its 4,979 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iceland: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Honduras: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 47 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Dominican Republic: 31 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greenland: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 33 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Central African Republic: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bolivia: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 28 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Angola: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 489 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mayotte: 100 in 100 of its 3 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 65 in 100 of its 954 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 55 in 100 of its 541 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 61 in 100 of its 177 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 68 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 51 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Georgia 47 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,770 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 4,569 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,448 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,072 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 679 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 670 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 624 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 358 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 killed3,171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,746 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions209 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Eritrea

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 softer than 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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