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11,558 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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Train derailment in Mexico, violence in Yalova and rights and justice in Paramaribo drew the news. Suriname's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 51 in 100 of its 281 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

143 of its 281 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Salina Cruz accounted for 58 of Mexico's 143 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (111 stories). Train derailment was named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Salina Cruz stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

94 of its 180 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Yalova accounted for 73 of Türkiye's 94 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Yalova stories →
Rights & justice

Suriname

27 of its 38 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Paramaribo accounted for 25 of Suriname's 27 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Nigeria

526 of its 1,133 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (76 stories). Road crashes were named in 130 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.

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Rights & justice

France

200 of its 584 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

66 of its 264 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 54 of Iran's 76 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 37 of Tehran's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

62 of its 210 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Peru

9 of its 21 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Nigeria (130 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Spain (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); accidents in South Korea (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Canada (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in Ireland (11 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 29 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 11,558 stories about harm among 59,691 counted on 29 Dec.

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Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Mexico's news. of the day's 59,691 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Mexico stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. On 29 December 2024, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria65 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan64 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 67 · mostly displacement Palestine59 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye52 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Mexico51 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Delhi India52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Tehran Iran37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Dhaka Bangladesh31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70

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 lessYemen: 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 lessUkraine: 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: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSpain: 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 lessRussia: 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: no storiesNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 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 lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew 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 storiesEl 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 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 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 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 lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: 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: no storiesMayotte: no storiesVenezuela: 42 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 52 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 65 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Suriname: 71 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 43 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 28 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Papua New Guinea: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 418 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 46 in 100 of its 1,133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 30 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 35 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Namibia: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 51 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 36 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Jamaica: 29 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 50 in 100 of its 589 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 47 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guinea: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Gambia: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)France: 34 in 100 of its 584 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Fiji: 35 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 39 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 51 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 62 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Brazil: 27 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 360 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Australia: 30 in 100 of its 1,074 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 40 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 141 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 65 in 100 of its 89 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 141 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 50 in 100 of its 589 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mexico 51 in 100 of its 281 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Nigeria 46 in 100 of its 1,133 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Türkiye 52 in 100 of its 180 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 3,057 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice22% 2,528 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 2,436 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence15% 1,668 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 597 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 499 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 324 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 242 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 killed3,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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