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9,361 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 day's news pointed at violence in Sokoto, rights and justice in Dhaka and protests in Caracas (Venezuela). Nigeria's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 22 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNigeria 58 in 100 of its 1,236 stories, usually 29
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

717 of its 1,236 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Sokoto accounted for 185 of Nigeria's 717 stories about harm, carried by 382 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Sokoto stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Tsunami was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Syria

125 of its 160 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Damascus accounted for 50 of Syria's 125 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guinea

13 of its 18 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 4 of Conakry's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

57 of its 170 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

232 of its 397 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

84 of its 298 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

69 of its 259 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ukraine (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Russia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in US (174 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 9,361 stories about harm among 48,445 counted on 26 Dec.

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19 in every 100 of the day's 48,445 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. A year earlier, on 26 December 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria78 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Israel58 in 100 of its 397 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Nigeria58 in 100 of its 1,236 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh45 in 100 of its 365 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Dhaka Bangladesh28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Chicago US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Mymensingh Bangladesh17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 717 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 232 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Japan about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 132 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice22% 2,008 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence21% 1,975 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents21% 1,963 stories · about as usual Health21% 1,952 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 483 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 363 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 249 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 196 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 killed2,350 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected960 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured856 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced168 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Thailand Stories reporting abductions118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees65 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about the usual rate

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

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