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15,549 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 Bondi Beach, house fires in Zimbabwe and arrests in Cameroon. Australia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustralia 45 in 100 of its 2,663 stories, usually 22
RegionOceania 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Australia

1,192 of its 2,663 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Bondi Beach accounted for 849 of Australia's 1,192 stories about harm, carried by 938 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (391 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories → Bondi Beach stories →
Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

44 of its 118 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Salisbury accounted for 27 of Zimbabwe's 44 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). House fires were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Salisbury stories →
Health

Canada

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Storms were named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts, heavy rain and landslides.

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

Cambodia

31 of its 50 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

24 of its 38 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

31 of its 97 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

17 of its 48 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Natural hazards were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

26 of its 42 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Bermuda (11 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); illness in Fiji (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Switzerland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 15,549 stories about harm among 82,787 counted on 16 Dec.

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Zimbabwe's news mentioned house fires more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 82,787 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 17. For the third day running, the news turned to Australia. Australia stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. On 16 December 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan68 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka52 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 668 Los Angeles US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Bondi Beach Australia72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 849 Beijing China31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76 Miami US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualMashhad, Iran -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 25 outletsDes Moines, US -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsOkanagan, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 38 outletsKwara, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 50 stories, carried by 20 outletsMarshalltown, US -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 78 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 21 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

● Mashhad Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Des Moines US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Okanagan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Kwara Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 50 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,872 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,740 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 2,767 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,617 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 770 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 619 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 584 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 317 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 killed4,285 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting arrests1,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,502 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions135 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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