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What the world's news said happened to people.
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14,829 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 day's news pointed at protests in Oslo (Norway) and people injured in Morocco and Japan. Morocco's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMorocco 55 in 100 of its 144 stories, usually 9
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Norway

53 of its 164 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Oslo accounted for 49 of Norway's 53 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. 34 of Oslo's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Displacement

Morocco

79 of its 144 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Hypothermia was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts and food poisoning.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

157 of its 297 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 69 of Venezuela's 157 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. 48 of Caracas' 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Thailand

97 of its 227 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Cambodia

46 of its 94 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Malawi

29 of its 65 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 3 of Mzuzu's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 19 of Sudan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Canada

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Snowstorms were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ireland (35 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Ghana (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Israel (11 of its stories, about 5 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 10 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 14,829 stories about harm among 86,415 counted on 10 Dec.

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Norway stood out: 32% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 86,415 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ireland's news, mentions of power cuts ran about 8 times their usual. A year earlier, on 10 December 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Morocco55 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 9 · mostly displacement Venezuela53 in 100 of its 297 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine52 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka52 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 592 Caracas Venezuela48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Oslo Norway34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sArgentina: 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'sAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: 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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMacao: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Morocco about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 300 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Norway about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 294 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,087 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 3,961 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,719 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,489 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood4% 640 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 630 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 603 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 383 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 killed3,150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced218 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting refugees165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions152 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 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 much softer than 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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