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14,778 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 the tsunami in Sri Lanka, protests in Bogota (Colombia) and rights and justice in Tripoli. Colombia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 76 in 100 of its 169 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
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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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

129 of its 169 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Colombo accounted for 51 of Sri Lanka's 129 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (80 stories). Tsunami was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hunger.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

35 of its 66 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 3 of Bogota's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

14 of its 18 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tripoli accounted for 12 of Libya's 14 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

72 of its 146 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Shelter & services

Cuba

35 of its 67 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Havana accounted for 29 of Cuba's 35 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 82 of Palestine's 121 stories about harm, carried by 81 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.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

138 of its 260 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tajikistan

12 of its 14 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

15 of its 40 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 8 of Lima's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

22 of its 55 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Cuba (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Spain (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in France (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in India (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 14,778 stories about harm among 89,158 counted on 3 Dec.

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In Sri Lanka, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 89,158 stories, as usual. Mentions of power cuts ran about three times their usual in Cuba's news. On 3 December 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sri Lanka76 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan56 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia53 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia53 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Cuba52 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 43 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 787 Chicago US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Islamabad Pakistan26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 London UK22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Los Angeles US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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: no storiesSuriname: 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: no storiesSlovakia: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEl 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 lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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: no storiesChina: 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: no storiesBurkina 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 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 lessArgentina: 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 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: no storiesChagos 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: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 52 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 45 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tajikistan: 86 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 76 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 579 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 49 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Peru: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 35 in 100 of its 1,150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malaysia: 24 in 100 of its 391 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 25 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lithuania: 27 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 78 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 26 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lesotho: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 22 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jamaica: 39 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 51 in 100 of its 593 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 40 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 53 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iceland: 30 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Honduras: 25 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greece: 23 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Fiji: 30 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 30 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Equatorial Guinea: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 52 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Croatia: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 53 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Hong Kong: 50 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 33 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)St. Martin: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Sri Lanka 76 in 100 of its 169 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 51 in 100 of its 593 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 53 in 100 of its 260 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 51 in 100 of its 238 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 56 in 100 of its 96 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 50 in 100 of its 175 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,971 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 3,676 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,649 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,981 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 636 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 611 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 526 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 346 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 killed3,366 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,001 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,712 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured638 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations69 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about a third 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 about as 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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