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8,907 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Flooding in Palestine, protests in Tehran (Iran) and power cuts in Ukraine drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelarus 82 in 100 of its 88 stories, usually 18
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

109 of its 160 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 92 of Palestine's 109 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

94 of its 159 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 44 of Iran's 94 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 25 of Tehran's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories).

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

94 of its 293 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Power cuts were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Syria

199 of its 271 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Damascus accounted for 95 of Syria's 199 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

116 of its 193 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bangkok accounted for 52 of Thailand's 116 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (47 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hungary

12 of its 29 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 8 of Budapest's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

28 of its 45 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

50 of its 107 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

43 of its 51 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Kenya (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Canada (43 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in UK (73 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 13 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 8,907 stories about harm among 49,576 counted on 13 Dec.

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The news turned to Palestine for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 49,576 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 17. In Ukraine's news, mentions of power cuts ran about 8 times their usual. Palestine stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%. A year earlier, on 13 December 2024, 17 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 →

Sudan84 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Belarus82 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 18 · mostly rights & justice Syria73 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine68 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand60 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 Tehran Iran25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Dhaka Bangladesh24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Minsk Belarus24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Delhi India24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132

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 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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 lessPeru: 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 lessNigeria: 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 storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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 lessMalawi: 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: no storiesLatvia: 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 lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: 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 lessGreece: 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: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: 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 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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 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 lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 27 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 40 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 60 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 73 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 84 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 54 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 54 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 62 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 393 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 32 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 29 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 28 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 56 in 100 of its 306 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 59 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 46 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hungary: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Finland: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Fiji: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Eritrea: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominican Republic: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 38 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 33 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chile: 33 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 58 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 82 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 107 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

● Syria 73 in 100 of its 271 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Belarus 82 in 100 of its 88 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 68 in 100 of its 160 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 84 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Thailand 60 in 100 of its 193 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 56 in 100 of its 306 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,185 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,041 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 1,839 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,340 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 463 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 369 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 250 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 215 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 killed2,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured738 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced192 at about twice the usual rate · most about Thailand and Israel Stories reporting abductions96 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting evacuations93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 harsher 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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