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13,253 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 people injured in Thailand, the tsunami in Japan and abductions in the UK. Thailand's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 59 in 100 of its 311 stories, usually 28
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Conflict & violence

Thailand

185 of its 311 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (125 stories). Natural hazards were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

246 of its 826 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Tsunami was named in 173 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with earthquake and volcanic eruption.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Syria

124 of its 223 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Damascus accounted for 88 of Syria's 124 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

81 of its 108 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kordofan accounted for 35 of Sudan's 81 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

55 of its 99 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ireland

252 of its 981 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Flooding was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Benin

72 of its 139 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

77 of its 131 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Colombo accounted for 36 of Sri Lanka's 77 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (72 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Australia (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in US (120 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 13,253 stories about harm among 74,042 counted on 8 Dec.

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Mentions of the tsunami ran about 7 times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 74,042 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 17. Thailand stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. A year earlier, on 8 December 2024, 20 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 →

Sudan75 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand59 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka59 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria56 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia56 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 481 Chicago US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 Damascus Syria23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

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 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 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 storiesIsle 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 lessTurkmenistan: 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 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 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 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: 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 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: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessItaly: 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: 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: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 lessDjibouti: 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 lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: 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 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 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: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 30 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 51 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guam: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cayman Islands: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 439 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 59 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 29 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 56 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 59 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 556 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 52 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 49 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 29 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 483 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Norway: 26 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 34 in 100 of its 995 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 29 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 33 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Japan: 30 in 100 of its 826 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 32 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 570 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ireland: 26 in 100 of its 981 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 51 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 23 in 100 of its 276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 31 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hong Kong: 32 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 56 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Benin: 52 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 439 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 109 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

● Sudan 75 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Thailand 59 in 100 of its 311 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 56 in 100 of its 223 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sri Lanka 59 in 100 of its 131 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 49 in 100 of its 570 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 51 in 100 of its 273 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,391 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,082 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 2,820 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence14% 1,743 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 570 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 446 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 434 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 424 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 killed3,028 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,718 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced257 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Sudan Stories reporting abductions251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees187 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and Germany

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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