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8,358 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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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Port-au-Prince, protests in Maputo (Mozambique) and rights and justice in Paramaribo. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 58 in 100 of its 378 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Haiti

67 of its 79 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 46 of Haiti's 67 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (39 stories). Cholera was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Protests & strikes

Mozambique

64 of its 87 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Maputo accounted for 48 of Mozambique's 64 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 38 of Maputo's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Maputo stories →
Rights & justice

Suriname

27 of its 30 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Paramaribo accounted for 21 of Suriname's 27 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Suriname over 30 days → its stories → Paramaribo stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

172 of its 372 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Power cuts were named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Kazakhstan

221 of its 378 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Aktau accounted for 209 of Kazakhstan's 221 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

84 of its 110 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

27 of its 44 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

57 of its 122 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Earthquake was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with volcanic eruption.

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Disasters & accidents

Russia

199 of its 475 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Oil spill was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

57 of its 186 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Australia (43 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Fiji (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Thailand (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 8,358 stories about harm among 44,975 counted on 25 Dec.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 44,975 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Haiti for the second day running. Mentions of power cuts ran about 5 times their usual in Ukraine's news. In Haiti, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 55% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti85 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique74 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Palestine64 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 690 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Maputo Mozambique38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 Damascus Syria33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Washington US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Jerusalem Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Kharkiv Ukraine17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualSouth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 24 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 23 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 37 outletsCairo, Egypt -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 27 outletsAtlanta, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsSan Antonio, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsTokyo, Japan -- food & livelihood: 20 stories, carried by 51 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● South Waziristan Pakistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 41 stories ● Islamabad Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 51 stories ● Cairo Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health23% 1,915 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice23% 1,891 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents22% 1,806 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence17% 1,364 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 446 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 383 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 210 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 206 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 killed2,469 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,134 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Kazakhstan Stories reporting people injured952 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests915 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions228 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations87 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.