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What the world's news said happened to people.
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15,573 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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Violence in Sydney and Gaza and illness in Lisbon drew the news. Australia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustralia 36 in 100 of its 2,530 stories, usually 23
RegionOceania 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Australia

922 of its 2,530 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Sydney accounted for 632 of Australia's 922 stories about harm, carried by 882 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (299 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories → Sydney stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 64 of Palestine's 124 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Colombia

22 of its 51 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

160 of its 489 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 80 of Venezuela's 244 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 62 of Bangladesh's 112 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Ethiopia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Canada (61 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hypothermia in Israel (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in US (143 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 15,573 stories about harm among 86,222 counted on 17 Dec.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Australia. of the day's 86,222 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ethiopia's news mentioned Covid more than ten times as often as usual. Australia's news was 36% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. A year earlier, on 17 December 2024, 18 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 →

Sudan59 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela51 in 100 of its 482 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Syria49 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 740 Sydney Australia85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 632 Los Angeles US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448 London UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Chicago US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessUkraine: 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: near the world's share or lessTimor-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 storiesSlovakia: 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 lessRwanda: 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 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: 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: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: 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 lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 lessBolivia: 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 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 storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZambia: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 51 in 100 of its 482 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 34 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 489 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 32 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Solomon Islands: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Portugal: 26 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 529 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 433 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,074 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 29 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 30 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 27 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 442 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Finland: 30 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greenland: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 28 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 38 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 43 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 44 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 61 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 43 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Australia: 36 in 100 of its 2,530 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 56 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 117 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

● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 220 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Venezuela 51 in 100 of its 482 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 59 in 100 of its 79 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 56 in 100 of its 78 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 43 in 100 of its 442 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 49 in 100 of its 84 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,922 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,813 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,555 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence17% 2,553 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 751 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 708 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 674 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 316 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 killed3,951 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions151 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations104 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Greece

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 about as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.