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14,354 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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The news turned to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), violence in Taipei and heavy rain in the United Arab Emirates. Taiwan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 34 in 100 of its 241 stories, usually 11
RegionOceania 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

226 of its 490 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 176 of Bangladesh's 226 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. 143 of Dhaka's 176 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Train derailment was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Taiwan

81 of its 241 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Taipei accounted for 67 of Taiwan's 81 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Portugal

31 of its 123 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).

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

Australia

620 of its 1,910 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Sydney accounted for 346 of Australia's 620 stories about harm, carried by 568 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 25 of Syria's 67 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guinea-Bissau

8 of its 10 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 4 of Bissau's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cambodia

32 of its 57 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

6 of its 9 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 3 of la Paz's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Sweden

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Venezuela (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Israel (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in US (158 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); plane crash in Canada (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in UK (19 of its stories, about 7 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 19 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 14,354 stories about harm among 80,130 counted on 19 Dec.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 80,130 stories, as usual. On 19 December 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan63 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Syria56 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia56 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Israel48 in 100 of its 417 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 650 Sydney Australia47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 346 Milwaukee County US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 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
Zambia: 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: 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 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 lessPhilippines: 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 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: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 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 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 lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: 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 lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: 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: no storiesNew 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 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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 lessMyanmar: 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 lessBelarus: 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 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 27 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 38 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 32 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 31 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Taiwan: 34 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 56 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 48 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 402 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 29 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Portugal: 25 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 379 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Norway: 26 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 971 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 34 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 24 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 35 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 35 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iceland: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guinea-Bissau: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Finland: 30 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 31 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hong Kong: 29 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 56 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 46 in 100 of its 490 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Austria: 31 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Australia: 32 in 100 of its 1,910 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 145 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

● Israel 48 in 100 of its 417 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 56 in 100 of its 119 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 63 in 100 of its 73 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Bangladesh 46 in 100 of its 490 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sri Lanka 48 in 100 of its 149 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Cambodia 56 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,617 stories · about as usual Health25% 3,468 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,591 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,155 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 738 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 693 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 551 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 269 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 killed3,709 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,734 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions139 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations74 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half 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 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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