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13,185 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 deaths in Balikesir, illness in Port-au-Prince and arrests in Hong Kong. Türkiye's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 46 in 100 of its 297 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Türkiye

136 of its 297 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Balikesir accounted for 65 of Türkiye's 136 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Building collapse was named in 13 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.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Balikesir stories →
Conflict & violence

Haiti

40 of its 58 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 25 of Haiti's 40 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

North Korea

16 of its 46 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 100 of Palestine's 153 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

47 of its 123 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Trinidad & Tobago

19 of its 53 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

20 of its 22 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

123 of its 504 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Australia (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Mexico (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in India (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in US (52 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 24 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 13,185 stories about harm among 72,330 counted on 24 Dec.

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Türkiye stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 72,330 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 25 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 →

Haiti69 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique64 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 423 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan61 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 543 Damascus Syria49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 London UK25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Delhi India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150

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 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesThailand: 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 lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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 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 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: 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 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: no storiesLebanon: 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 storiesKenya: 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 lessIraq: 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: no storiesSt 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 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 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 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 lessChina: 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: 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 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: no storiesJersey: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 60 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 91 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guam: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 28 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 46 in 100 of its 297 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 36 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Timor-Leste: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 423 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 61 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 399 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 33 in 100 of its 639 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 25 in 100 of its 713 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 35 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 1,242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 32 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 64 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 61 in 100 of its 746 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 32 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 69 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Germany: 25 in 100 of its 439 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)France: 24 in 100 of its 504 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Fiji: 30 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 34 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Croatia: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 29 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hong Kong: 30 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bosnia: 100 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 44 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 27 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 42 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 161 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 61 in 100 of its 746 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 62 in 100 of its 423 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 240 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mozambique 64 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 69 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 61 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,367 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,260 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,416 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence14% 1,796 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 691 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 518 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 448 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 375 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 killed3,260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,599 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,074 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions264 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations135 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about two-thirds of 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 about as 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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