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17,788 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 Moscow, a disaster in Mamoudzou and protests in Monrovia (Liberia) drew the news. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry 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 mostVanuatu 84 in 100 of its 143 stories, usually 44
RegionOceania 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Russia

364 of its 901 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Moscow accounted for 213 of Russia's 364 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Illness was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mayotte

43 of its 47 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Mamoudzou accounted for 40 of Mayotte's 43 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Mayotte over 30 days → its stories → Mamoudzou stories →
Health

Congo

46 of its 62 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mozambique

41 of its 55 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 20 of Mozambique's 41 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Cyclone was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

54 of its 120 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

87 of its 186 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 47 of Iran's 87 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Spain

105 of its 506 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 203 of Syria's 337 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Hunger was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

120 of its 143 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Mozambique (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Senegal (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Iraq (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about 4 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 18 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 17,788 stories about harm among 100,336 counted on 18 Dec.

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The news turned to Russia for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 100,336 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Russia, 40% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. On 19 December 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu84 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique75 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo74 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Palestine63 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 655 Damascus Syria38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Jerusalem Israel36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNiger: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: 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'sAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMayotte: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 364 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 432 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Uganda few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 100 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,045 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,503 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,860 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,209 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,069 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 765 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 620 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 300 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 killed4,331 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,007 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,907 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,302 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions234 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced207 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting refugees170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations74 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about half the usual rate · most about Fiji and the US

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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