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14,275 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 violence in Vienna, protests in Tehran (Iran) and snowstorms in Palestine. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 53 in 100 of its 239 stories, usually 32
RegionEast Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Austria

45 of its 142 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Vienna accounted for 32 of Austria's 45 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

74 of its 157 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 20 of Tehran's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 99 of Palestine's 120 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Snowstorms were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger and storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Rights & justice

Malawi

30 of its 78 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Thailand

126 of its 239 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

50 of its 89 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

31 of its 55 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kivu accounted for 18 of Rwanda's 31 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

10 of its 25 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 5 of Minsk's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burundi

10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

180 of its 731 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (51 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in China (48 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Sri Lanka (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in UK (115 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Venezuela (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in Israel (15 of its stories, more than ten 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 12 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 14,275 stories about harm among 82,116 counted on 12 Dec.

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In China's news, mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 82,116 stories, as usual. Austria's news was 32% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. A year earlier, on 12 December 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia62 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda56 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia56 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 585 Utah County US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Beijing China26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Chicago US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'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: 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 readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: 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'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier 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'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than 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 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'sMaldives: 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 264 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Austria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Ireland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 195 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 120 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,971 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,547 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,841 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,513 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 693 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 526 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 488 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 366 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 killed3,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,648 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced264 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Thailand and the US Stories reporting evacuations222 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions148 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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