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13,666 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 plane crash in Brazil, violence in Pyongyang and people injured in South Africa. North Korea's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBrazil 38 in 100 of its 248 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

94 of its 248 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Gramado accounted for 50 of Brazil's 94 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Plane crash was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bridge collapse.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Gramado stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

25 of its 55 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Pyongyang accounted for 20 of North Korea's 25 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

159 of its 480 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Germany

202 of its 622 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

23 of its 25 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 17 of Yemen's 34 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Cyclone was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 92 of Palestine's 120 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 132 of Syria's 201 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of evacuations 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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Also named far more than usual: drought in Panama (28 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in France (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Kashmir (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Italy (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Cuba (10 of its stories, about 8 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 23 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 13,666 stories about harm among 75,532 counted on 23 Dec.

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In Panama's news, mentions of the drought ran about 7 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 75,532 stories, as usual. Brazil's news was 38% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. A year earlier, on 24 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 →

Mozambique73 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel64 in 100 of its 723 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 333 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 550 Hyderabad India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Magdeburg Germany31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Dhaka Bangladesh27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Damascus Syria27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132

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 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: 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 lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: 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 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 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 lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: 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 lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessHonduras: 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 lessGeorgia: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: 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 lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: 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 lessBotswana: 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 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 storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican 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 lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 30 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 76 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 37 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 92 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 31 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 24 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 43 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Timor-Leste: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 60 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 24 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 480 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Slovenia: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 632 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 29 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 726 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 45 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 73 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Luxembourg: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 43 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 64 in 100 of its 723 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 35 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 39 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Germany: 32 in 100 of its 622 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 32 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 40 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Brazil: 38 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bosnia: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 290 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bahamas: 33 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 28 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cook Islands: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mayotte: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Israel 64 in 100 of its 723 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 60 in 100 of its 333 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 62 in 100 of its 194 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mozambique 73 in 100 of its 71 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sudan 62 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 52 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,451 stories · about as usual Health26% 3,426 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,422 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,985 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 802 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 543 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 456 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 331 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 killed3,658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,708 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,202 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting abductions229 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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