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30,508 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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 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 lessVenezuela: 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: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRomania: 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 lessPeru: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 lessMauritius: 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 lessMalawi: 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 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 lessKenya: 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 lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEcuador: 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 lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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 lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: 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 lessAustralia: 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: 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 storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: no storiesNauru: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: no storiesYemen: 85 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Puerto Rico: 42 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)United Arab Emirates: 65 in 100 of its 1,613 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 41 in 100 of its 723 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 89 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tonga: 86 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 70 in 100 of its 464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Korea: 33 in 100 of its 604 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Solomon Islands: 100 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sierra Leone: 69 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Saudi Arabia: 40 in 100 of its 498 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Rwanda: 86 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 707 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 1,142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,616 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)North Korea: 39 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 1,594 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mexico: 48 in 100 of its 658 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mauritania: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 43 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 62 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 73 in 100 of its 1,321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 79 in 100 of its 598 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Guinea: 98 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Guatemala: 67 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Germany: 46 in 100 of its 1,777 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Gambia: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)France: 49 in 100 of its 1,410 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Fiji: 50 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 61 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)El Salvador: 78 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Egypt: 63 in 100 of its 389 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Côte d’Ivoire: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 65 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Central African Republic: 74 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cameroon: 68 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Burundi: 72 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Burkina Faso: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Belgium: 67 in 100 of its 431 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 45 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bahrain: 39 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Algeria: 73 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 73 in 100 of its 677 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
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 24 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

● Rwanda 86 in 100 of its 288 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 79 in 100 of its 598 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Guinea 98 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly health ● Israel 73 in 100 of its 1,321 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 73 in 100 of its 677 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 85 in 100 of its 133 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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