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27,576 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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 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

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.

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Protests & strikes

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.

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Protests & strikes

China

124 of Beijing's 177 stories were about protests or strikes.

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25 in 100 stories were about harm

25 the day before
25 in 10024 in 1001 Jan2 Jan3 Jan1 Jan: 24 in 1002 Jan: 25 in 1003 Jan: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories 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.

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 & violence

Countries 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 346

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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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: no storiesCayman Islands: no storiesIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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 lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: 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 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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 storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: no storiesMauritius: 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 lessLebanon: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: no storiesGrenada: no storiesGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: 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 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 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 lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahamas: 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 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican 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: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 82 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Türkiye: 60 in 100 of its 616 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Tonga: 86 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Syria: 74 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sri Lanka: 37 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Somalia: 69 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sierra Leone: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Saudi Arabia: 86 in 100 of its 3,669 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Rwanda: 62 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Russia: 34 in 100 of its 668 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Paraguay: 92 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Pakistan: 53 in 100 of its 1,404 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nicaragua: 76 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nepal: 39 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Mexico: 59 in 100 of its 812 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Mauritania: 94 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Libya: 57 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Israel: 76 in 100 of its 1,160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iraq: 74 in 100 of its 586 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 958 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)India: 33 in 100 of its 7,126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Guinea: 96 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Guatemala: 60 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Greece: 43 in 100 of its 421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Germany: 33 in 100 of its 810 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)France: 32 in 100 of its 1,042 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Fiji: 55 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Ethiopia: 79 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Egypt: 47 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Hong Kong: 55 in 100 of its 274 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Central African Republic: 61 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cameroon: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Burundi: 95 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Benin: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Belgium: 41 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Bahrain: 44 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Azerbaijan: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Argentina: 43 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Algeria: 43 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Afghanistan: 71 in 100 of its 534 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)
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 25 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

● Saudi Arabia 86 in 100 of its 3,669 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 76 in 100 of its 1,160 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 82 in 100 of its 195 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 74 in 100 of its 586 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 74 in 100 of its 417 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 71 in 100 of its 534 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The 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 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 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 stories

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

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● Anger–
● Warmth–
● Grief–
● Fear–

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