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7,924 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 the earthquake in Taiwan, violence in Kyiv and abductions in India. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 48 in 100 of its 133 stories, usually 16
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

64 of its 133 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Taipei accounted for 62 of Taiwan's 64 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Earthquake was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

219 of its 452 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kyiv accounted for 180 of Ukraine's 219 stories about harm, carried by 559 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (143 stories). Extreme cold was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

India

787 of its 3,333 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Rabies was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

India over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

30 of its 34 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Solola accounted for 18 of Guatemala's 30 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

388 of its 810 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

79 of its 133 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

108 of its 358 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (66 stories). Snowstorms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

52 of its 74 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Damascus accounted for 27 of Syria's 52 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times 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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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

44 of its 81 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); snowstorms in Japan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (216 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in UK (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 7,924 stories about harm among 39,939 counted on 27 Dec.

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In Taiwan, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Taiwan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 39,939 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. On 27 December 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria70 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand59 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 52 · mostly displacement Palestine57 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia54 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Washington US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Dhaka Bangladesh21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Kyiv Ukraine16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualWrexham, UK -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 31 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 22 outletsOld Port, US -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 100 outletsSokoto, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 121 stories, carried by 144 outletsMichigan, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsDonbas, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Wrexham UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Old Port US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents24% 1,839 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice23% 1,800 stories · about as usual Health20% 1,580 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence18% 1,430 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 444 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 341 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 194 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 165 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 killed1,957 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected882 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured855 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced159 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Thailand and Cambodia Stories reporting abductions84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees50 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill8 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 harsher than 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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