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8,442 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 people falling ill in Fiji, flooding in France and violence in Gaza. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostFiji 52 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 20
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Fiji

34 of its 65 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Poisoning was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

144 of its 469 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with plague, cholera and dengue. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Greece

41 of its 129 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Gavdos accounted for 28 of Greece's 41 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mayotte

40 of its 43 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Mamoudzou accounted for 21 of Mayotte's 40 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Russia

140 of its 371 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Oil spill was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

46 of its 132 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Health

Australia

250 of its 1,093 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Zimbabwe (16 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); drownings in Greece (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Mozambique (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Russia (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (26 of its stories, about 5 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 15 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 8,442 stories about harm among 46,763 counted on 15 Dec.

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Fiji's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 46,763 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Fiji, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. A year earlier, on 16 December 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine75 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 750 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 434 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 45 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Fiji52 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 20 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Washington US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Seoul South Korea31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 43 Islamabad Pakistan18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Dhaka Bangladesh16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMayotte: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 269 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 489 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● North Macedonia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 4 stories about harm ● Niger few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 21 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,057 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice24% 1,952 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,577 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence18% 1,479 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 476 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 300 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 246 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 181 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 killed2,142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,021 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests922 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured589 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees159 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Fiji and Laos

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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