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9,361 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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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: no storiesTaiwan: 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 lessSouth Sudan: 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 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 lessNicaragua: no storiesNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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 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 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 storiesKenya: 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 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 lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench 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: no storiesEgypt: 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 storiesCzech 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 lessColombia: 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 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: no storiesAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: 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: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesAruba: 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: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 41 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 41 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 388 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 28 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tanzania: 34 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tajikistan: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 78 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 66 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 40 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 27 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 466 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 58 in 100 of its 1,236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 28 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 36 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 46 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 58 in 100 of its 397 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guinea: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ghana: 27 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Fiji: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Denmark: 39 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 33 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 46 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 45 in 100 of its 365 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Australia: 25 in 100 of its 819 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Algeria: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 388 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 93 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

● Syria 78 in 100 of its 160 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nigeria 58 in 100 of its 1,236 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 58 in 100 of its 397 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 157 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 45 in 100 of its 365 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Venezuela 41 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

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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