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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualDonbas, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 28 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsLatakia, Syria -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 34 outletsOregon, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 21 outletsKathmandu, Nepal -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 22 stories, carried by 24 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 110 stories, carried by 217 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

● Donbas Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Latakia Syria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kathmandu Nepal about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 22 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 →

harshwarm

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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