Saudi Arabia
Riyadh accounted for 931 of Saudi Arabia's 1,979 stories about harm, carried by 693 outlets. 637 of Riyadh's 931 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
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We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Most of the day's attention went to protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and violence in Tel Aviv and Kabul. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Part of lifeConflict & violence
36 in 100 of the stories about harm
Country hit hardestSaudi Arabia
85 in 100 of its 2,337 stories
RegionMiddle East & North Africa
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Tone of the words
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across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
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Tel Aviv accounted for 674 of Israel's 841 stories about harm, carried by 599 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Afghanistan
Kabul accounted for 282 of Afghanistan's 405 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Somalia
Mogadishu accounted for 290 of Somalia's 323 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
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Iraq
Ramadi accounted for 287 of Iraq's 478 stories about harm, carried by 329 outlets.
Türkiye
30 of Ankara's 52 stories were about protests or strikes.
Central African Republic
Bangui accounted for 127 of the Central African Republic's 131 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets.
Zimbabwe
9 of Harare's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.
Bahrain
27 of Manama's 32 stories were about protests or strikes.
Panama
3 of Panama City's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
25 in 100 stories were about harm
24 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Jan. The big dot is this day. Click a day to open it. Based on 27,567 stories about harm among 108,678 counted on 2 Jan.
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25 in every 100 of the day's 108,678 news stories were about people being harmed.
- 25 in every 100 of the day's 108,678 news stories were about people being harmed.
- Saudi Arabia: Riyadh accounted for 931 of Saudi Arabia's 1,979 stories about harm, carried by 693 outlets.
- Israel: Tel Aviv accounted for 674 of Israel's 841 stories about harm, carried by 599 outlets.
- Afghanistan: Kabul accounted for 282 of Afghanistan's 405 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets.
- Somalia: Mogadishu accounted for 290 of Somalia's 323 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Tonga92 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia89 in 100 of its 362 stories · mostly conflict & violence Guinea85 in 100 of its 85 stories · mostly health Saudi Arabia85 in 100 of its 2,337 stories · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic81 in 100 of its 161 stories · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Riyadh Saudi Arabia637 stories about protests or strikes, of its 931 Washington US285 stories about protests or strikes, of its 920 Tarut Saudi Arabia106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Los Angeles US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 447 Pathankot India88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1509Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
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
● Pathankot India attacks & violence · 1,509 stories, 616 outlets ● Tel Aviv Israel attacks & violence · 674 stories, 599 outlets ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia protests & strikes · 931 stories, 693 outlets ● Cape Girardeau US accidents & disasters · 414 stories, 398 outlets ● Mogadishu Somalia attacks & violence · 290 stories, 347 outlets ● Ramadi Iraq attacks & violence · 287 stories, 329 outlets ● Washington US attacks & violence · 920 stories, 773 outlets ● Paris France attacks & violence · 475 stories, 354 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Conflict & violence36% 9,880 stories Rights & justice22% 5,968 stories Disasters & accidents18% 4,906 stories Health9% 2,391 stories Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,914 stories Displacement4% 982 stories Shelter & services3% 718 stories Food & livelihood2% 419 storiesOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed12,589 stories Stories reporting arrests3,607 stories Stories reporting people affected3,510 stories Stories reporting people injured3,021 stories Stories reporting evacuations889 stories Stories reporting refugees447 stories Stories reporting abductions382 stories Stories reporting people displaced195 stories Stories reporting people falling ill48 storiesStories 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.