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8,907 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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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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 lessHong Kong: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBuriram, Thailand -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 31 outletsGujranwala, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsMashhad, Iran -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 32 outletsKursk, Russia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 26 outletsPyongyang, North Korea -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 30 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 38 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- health: 28 stories, carried by 18 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 10 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

● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Buriram Thailand about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 11 stories ● Gujranwala Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Mashhad Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Kursk Russia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Pyongyang North Korea about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 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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