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7,182 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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People displaced in Kibo, violence in Istanbul and people injured in Sweden drew the news. Tanzania's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTanzania 68 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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 →
Displacement

Tanzania

50 of its 73 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kibo accounted for 19 of Tanzania's 50 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Kibo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sweden

14 of its 45 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Jordan

12 of its 54 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

91 of its 247 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Power cuts were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

132 of its 429 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Moscow accounted for 72 of Russia's 132 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

38 of its 161 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

65 of its 236 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Libya

8 of its 14 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Brazil

25 of its 90 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Brazil (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Israel (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Palestine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (125 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 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 25 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 7,182 stories about harm among 39,251 counted on 25 Dec.

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Tanzania stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 39,251 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ukraine's news, mentions of power cuts ran about three times their usual. On 25 December 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tanzania68 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 25 · mostly displacement Palestine51 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel48 in 100 of its 407 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye43 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan40 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Delhi India38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Washington US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Moscow Russia17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Sydney Australia16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88

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: no storiesU.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: 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: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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: no storiesSt. Lucia: no storiesRwanda: 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 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 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: 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 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 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: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: no storiesGermany: 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 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: 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: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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 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 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: no storiesAngola: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: no storiesSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 36 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 43 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 27 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 68 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tajikistan: 79 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 39 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sweden: 31 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 49 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 26 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 34 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 31 in 100 of its 429 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 331 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 33 in 100 of its 630 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 53 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 407 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 40 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 25 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ghana: 28 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Fiji: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 32 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chile: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 41 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Brazil: 28 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 444 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Australia: 30 in 100 of its 664 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 40 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liechtenstein: 100 in 100 of its 4 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

● Tanzania 68 in 100 of its 73 stories · mostly displacement ● Palestine 51 in 100 of its 271 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 48 in 100 of its 407 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 43 in 100 of its 191 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 38 in 100 of its 444 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ukraine 37 in 100 of its 247 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice23% 1,611 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 1,550 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health22% 1,540 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence17% 1,210 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 377 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 312 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 250 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 189 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 killed1,899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected742 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured545 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced142 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations89 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Tanzania Stories reporting abductions71 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees48 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of 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
● 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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