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11,821 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to deaths in Machu Picchu, protests in Tehran (Iran) and violence in Istanbul. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 75 in 100 of its 100 stories, usually 21
RegionEurope 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

75 of its 100 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Machu Picchu accounted for 65 of Peru's 75 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Accidents were named in 19 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.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Machu Picchu stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 84 of Iran's 113 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. 65 of Tehran's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Russia

Moscow accounted for 67 of Russia's 114 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malawi

20 of its 38 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

104 of its 287 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Trinidad & Tobago

15 of its 50 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

36 of its 63 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

68 of its 272 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (41 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in Malaysia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (33 of its stories, about 10 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 31 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 11,821 stories about harm among 63,288 counted on 31 Dec.

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Peru stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 63,288 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 31 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 →

Peru75 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 21 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria62 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia57 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 432 Tehran Iran65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Dhaka Bangladesh36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Sydney Australia35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Merseyside UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50

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 lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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 storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: 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 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: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: 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: no storiesMalta: 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 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: 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 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 lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 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 lessCosta Rica: 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 lessMyanmar: 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: 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 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessYemen: 33 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 46 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guam: 37 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 40 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Trinidad & Tobago: 30 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 27 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 34 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 419 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 75 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 442 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 1,065 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 25 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 29 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 39 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 53 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 32 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 25 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 524 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 45 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 41 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guinea: 39 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Gambia: 35 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 29 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Côte d’Ivoire: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 57 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 413 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Australia: 30 in 100 of its 1,078 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 53 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 119 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

● Peru 75 in 100 of its 100 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Syria 62 in 100 of its 91 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 54 in 100 of its 153 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 46 in 100 of its 524 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 45 in 100 of its 253 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cambodia 57 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,084 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,638 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,419 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,615 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 655 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 507 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 424 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 264 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 killed2,968 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured883 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting evacuations92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees85 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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