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16,608 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 news turned to rights and justice in Zagreb, violence in Kyiv and people killed in Rwanda. Croatia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCroatia 57 in 100 of its 107 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Croatia

61 of its 107 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Zagreb accounted for 59 of Croatia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

179 of its 529 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kyiv accounted for 127 of Ukraine's 179 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Health

Rwanda

34 of its 60 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Outbreaks were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with ebola.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

80 of its 241 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Germany

311 of its 933 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (183 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

France

212 of its 809 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

233 of its 731 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

59 of its 222 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Denmark

53 of its 137 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

75 of its 97 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. 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: outbreaks in Mayotte (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Australia (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); rubella in South Africa (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); norovirus in Canada (14 of its stories, more than ten 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 20 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 16,608 stories about harm among 94,353 counted on 20 Dec.

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In Croatia, 57% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 94,353 stories, as usual. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 6 times their usual in Rwanda's news. On 21 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 →

Sudan77 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 546 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 605 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Croatia57 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 15 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 527 Delhi India83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Damascus Syria74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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'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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte 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'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer 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'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'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

● Croatia about twice as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 345 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 179 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 212 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 330 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,600 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 4,349 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,656 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,094 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 999 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 614 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 593 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 336 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 killed4,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,459 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations89 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill54 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher 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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