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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 →
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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

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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: too little coverage to readVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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 lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIreland: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 22 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 19 outletsDar es Salaam, Tanzania -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 23 outletsOhio, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsYorkshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 56 stories, carried by 360 outletsArizona, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 28 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

● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Dar es Salaam Tanzania about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories ● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 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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