Saudi Arabia
Riyadh accounted for 2,282 of Saudi Arabia's 3,151 stories about harm, carried by 1,077 outlets. 2,129 of Riyadh's 2,282 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and Tehran (Iran) and violence in Morelos drew the news. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Part of lifeConflict & violence
36 in 100 of the stories about harm
Country hit hardestSaudi Arabia
86 in 100 of its 3,669 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
how these are picked →Mexico
Morelos accounted for 287 of Mexico's 476 stories about harm, carried by 407 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Iran
211 of Tehran's 261 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Iraq
Ramadi accounted for 249 of Iraq's 431 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
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Afghanistan
Kabul accounted for 221 of Afghanistan's 377 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Hong Kong
Causeway Bay accounted for 140 of Hong Kong's 151 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. 101 of Causeway Bay's 140 stories were about protests or strikes.
China
124 of Beijing's 177 stories were about protests or strikes.
Türkiye
74 of Istanbul's 95 stories were about protests or strikes.
Egypt
53 of Cairo's 79 stories were about protests or strikes.
Poland
23 of Warsaw's 41 stories were about protests or strikes.
25 in 100 stories were about harm
25 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Jan. The big dot is this day. Click a day to open it. Based on 27,576 stories about harm among 109,662 counted on 3 Jan.
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It was the second day running that the news turned to Saudi Arabia. 25 in every 100 of the day's 109,662 news stories were about people being harmed.
- 25 in every 100 of the day's 109,662 news stories were about people being harmed.
- Saudi Arabia: Riyadh accounted for 2,282 of Saudi Arabia's 3,151 stories about harm, carried by 1,077 outlets.
- Mexico: Morelos accounted for 287 of Mexico's 476 stories about harm, carried by 407 outlets.
- Iran: 211 of Tehran's 261 stories were about protests or strikes.
- Iraq: Ramadi accounted for 249 of Iraq's 431 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets.
- It was the second day running that the news turned to Saudi Arabia.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Saudi Arabia86 in 100 of its 3,669 stories · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 195 stories · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia79 in 100 of its 132 stories · mostly conflict & violence Israel76 in 100 of its 1,160 stories · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 417 stories · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Riyadh Saudi Arabia2129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2282 Harney County US413 stories about protests or strikes, of its 428 Washington US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 816 Tehran Iran211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Jerusalem Israel135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 346Stories, 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
● Riyadh Saudi Arabia protests & strikes · 2,282 stories, 1,077 outlets ● Pathankot India attacks & violence · 1,216 stories, 480 outlets ● Harney County US protests & strikes · 428 stories, 488 outlets ● Cape Girardeau US accidents & disasters · 595 stories, 444 outlets ● Morelos Mexico attacks & violence · 287 stories, 407 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 346 stories, 327 outlets ● Tel Aviv Israel attacks & violence · 370 stories, 312 outlets ● Tehran Iran protests & strikes · 261 stories, 278 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Conflict & violence36% 9,849 stories Rights & justice26% 7,083 stories Disasters & accidents18% 4,881 stories Health6% 1,630 stories Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,588 stories Displacement4% 958 stories Shelter & services3% 717 stories Food & livelihood1% 384 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 killed12,033 stories Stories reporting arrests4,233 stories Stories reporting people affected3,531 stories Stories reporting people injured2,533 stories Stories reporting evacuations777 stories Stories reporting refugees754 stories Stories reporting abductions284 stories Stories reporting people displaced163 stories Stories reporting people falling ill30 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.