Friday 1 January 2016 · to 23:59 UTC 2 Jan →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
30,508 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 protests in Islamabad (Pakistan), violence in Tel Aviv and a disaster in Dubai. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 31 in 100 of the stories about harm Country hit hardestRwanda 86 in 100 of its 288 stories
RegionSub-Saharan Africa not compared yet
Tone of the words Not compared yet across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Belgium

Brussels accounted for 282 of Belgium's 287 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

Ait Ahmed accounted for 119 of Algeria's 149 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

Kigali accounted for 178 of Rwanda's 249 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets.

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Protests & strikes

Chile

4 of Santiago's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

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24 in 100 stories were about harm

24 in 10024 in 1001 Jan1 Jan: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Jan. The big dot is this day. Click a day to open it. Based on 30,508 stories about harm among 125,898 counted on 1 Jan.

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24 in every 100 of the day's 125,898 news stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guinea98 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly health Rwanda86 in 100 of its 288 stories · mostly conflict & violence Yemen85 in 100 of its 133 stories · mostly conflict & violence Iraq79 in 100 of its 598 stories · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic74 in 100 of its 114 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461 Washington US225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1183 Dubai United Arab Emirates186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1035 Civil Air Patrol US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224 Times Square US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 492

Stories, not people.

Where it happened

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Hadramawt, Yemen -- attacks & violence: 60 stories, carried by 65 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Canberra, Australia -- attacks & violence: 27 stories, carried by 128 outlets; harsh wording in 96 in 100Cairo, Egypt -- accidents & disasters: 123 stories, carried by 115 outlets; harsh wording in 95 in 100Nile Delta, Egypt -- accidents & disasters: 63 stories, carried by 77 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Beirut, Lebanon -- people displaced: 66 stories, carried by 92 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Lesbos, Greece -- people displaced: 115 stories, carried by 144 outlets; harsh wording in 65 in 100River Severn, UK -- accidents & disasters: 52 stories, carried by 123 outlets; harsh wording in 90 in 100Jerusalem, Israel -- attacks & violence: 168 stories, carried by 127 outlets; harsh wording in 95 in 100Northumbria, UK -- attacks & violence: 28 stories, carried by 146 outlets; harsh wording in 96 in 100Tokyo, Japan -- attacks & violence: 169 stories, carried by 142 outlets; harsh wording in 95 in 100Kim Yang, South Korea -- accidents & disasters: 74 stories, carried by 140 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Manila, Philippines -- accidents & disasters: 195 stories, carried by 207 outlets; harsh wording in 95 in 100Shenzhen, China -- accidents & disasters: 144 stories, carried by 140 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Ait Ahmed, Algeria -- attacks & violence: 119 stories, carried by 142 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Kigali, Rwanda -- attacks & violence: 178 stories, carried by 193 outlets; harsh wording in 94 in 100Brussels, Belgium -- attacks & violence: 282 stories, carried by 241 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100Kabul, Afghanistan -- attacks & violence: 308 stories, carried by 272 outlets; harsh wording in 95 in 100Ramadi, Iraq -- attacks & violence: 347 stories, carried by 335 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Paris, France -- attacks & violence: 588 stories, carried by 509 outlets; harsh wording in 92 in 100Washington, US -- attacks & violence: 1,183 stories, carried by 898 outlets; harsh wording in 91 in 100Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- accidents & disasters: 1,035 stories, carried by 869 outlets; harsh wording in 95 in 100Munich, Germany -- attacks & violence: 709 stories, carried by 658 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Tel Aviv, Israel -- attacks & violence: 611 stories, carried by 637 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Meramec River, US -- accidents & disasters: 639 stories, carried by 670 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks

The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.

Biggest events

● Meramec River US accidents & disasters · 639 stories, 670 outlets ● Tel Aviv Israel attacks & violence · 611 stories, 637 outlets ● Munich Germany attacks & violence · 709 stories, 658 outlets ● Dubai United Arab Emirates accidents & disasters · 1,035 stories, 869 outlets ● Washington US attacks & violence · 1,183 stories, 898 outlets ● Paris France attacks & violence · 588 stories, 509 outlets ● Ramadi Iraq attacks & violence · 347 stories, 335 outlets ● Kabul Afghanistan attacks & violence · 308 stories, 272 outlets

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence31% 9,307 stories Rights & justice23% 6,890 stories Disasters & accidents21% 6,329 stories Health10% 3,062 stories Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,719 stories Displacement5% 1,470 stories Shelter & services3% 845 stories Food & livelihood2% 536 stories

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 killed11,685 stories Stories reporting people affected4,395 stories Stories reporting people injured4,095 stories Stories reporting arrests3,629 stories Stories reporting evacuations1,192 stories Stories reporting refugees665 stories Stories reporting people displaced347 stories Stories reporting abductions300 stories Stories reporting people falling ill25 stories

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

How it felt 30 days →

● Anger–
● Warmth–
● Grief–
● Fear–

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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