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14,272 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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Plane crash in South Korea, rights and justice in Buenos Aires and arrests in Russia drew the news. Argentina's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 59 in 100 of its 1,166 stories, usually 19
RegionEast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

686 of its 1,166 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Jeju accounted for 369 of South Korea's 686 stories about harm, carried by 558 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (618 stories). Plane crash was named in 346 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Jeju stories →
Rights & justice

Argentina

78 of its 209 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Buenos Aires accounted for 66 of Argentina's 78 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

215 of its 560 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Thailand

90 of its 249 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Bangkok accounted for 72 of Thailand's 90 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Iran

79 of its 165 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tehran accounted for 49 of Iran's 79 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

90 of its 137 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Trinidad & Tobago

36 of its 83 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Brazil

49 of its 168 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

France

104 of its 437 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Fiji (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Brazil (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Singapore (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Australia (25 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 14,272 stories about harm among 67,656 counted on 30 Dec.

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South Korea stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to South Korea. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 67,656 stories, above the usual 18.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine66 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia66 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel62 in 100 of its 757 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence South Korea59 in 100 of its 1,166 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria54 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1006 Nairobi Kenya32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Berlin Germany22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 Tehran Iran20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: 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 readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUS: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: 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'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'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

● Argentina about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 471 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,494 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,426 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 3,219 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence12% 1,613 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,017 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 591 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 450 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 216 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 killed4,964 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting people affected1,663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,604 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured893 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions389 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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