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What the world's news said happened to people.
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11,590 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 heavy rain in Türkiye, violence in Moscow and people injured in Kenya. Russia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 48 in 100 of its 303 stories, usually 20
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

146 of its 303 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Ankara accounted for 114 of Türkiye's 146 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (97 stories). Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

176 of its 530 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Moscow accounted for 116 of Russia's 176 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

54 of its 181 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

130 of its 371 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kyiv accounted for 69 of Ukraine's 130 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

38 of its 146 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

82 of its 345 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

19 of its 45 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

49 of its 200 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Taiwan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Singapore (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (29 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in US (106 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 11,590 stories about harm among 62,107 counted on 24 Dec.

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People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 62,107 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Taiwan's news. In Türkiye, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. On 24 December 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine53 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel50 in 100 of its 521 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia48 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye48 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon44 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 453 Delhi India65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 Chicago US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Dhaka Bangladesh49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Sydney Australia48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 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: no storiesUnited 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 lessTunisia: 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: no storiesTanzania: 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: 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 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 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: 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 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 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 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 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 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: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 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 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 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 lessDR Congo: 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 lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: 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 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 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 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 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 storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: 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: no storiesSt 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: no storiesSt. 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: near the world's share or lessYemen: 57 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guam: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 48 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 36 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Taiwan: 26 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 37 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 34 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 33 in 100 of its 530 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 422 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 24 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 42 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 44 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 50 in 100 of its 521 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 49 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 38 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Central African Republic: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 48 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 462 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Australia: 28 in 100 of its 1,056 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 42 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 50 in 100 of its 521 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 53 in 100 of its 195 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 48 in 100 of its 303 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Bangladesh 39 in 100 of its 462 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Cambodia 48 in 100 of its 62 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 35 in 100 of its 371 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 3,199 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health25% 2,803 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,208 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,488 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 605 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 482 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 366 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 243 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 killed2,823 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,092 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees66 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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