Saudi Arabia
Riyadh accounted for 2,182 of Saudi Arabia's 3,211 stories about harm, carried by 1,318 outlets. 1,793 of Riyadh's 2,182 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.
The day's news pointed at protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), violence in Jerusalem and rights and justice in Savieciai. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Part of lifeConflict & violence
32 in 100 of the stories about harm
Country hit hardestLibya
90 in 100 of its 243 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 →Israel
Jerusalem accounted for 609 of Israel's 859 stories about harm, carried by 374 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Lithuania
Savieciai accounted for 59 of Lithuania's 65 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Denmark
Copenhagen accounted for 249 of Denmark's 276 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets.
6 more places the news pointed at
Afghanistan
Kabul accounted for 434 of Afghanistan's 662 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Iran
221 of Tehran's 334 stories were about protests or strikes.
Poland
115 of Warsaw's 161 stories were about protests or strikes.
Jordan
47 of Amman's 70 stories were about protests or strikes.
Ukraine
7 of Kiev's 14 stories were about protests or strikes.
Rwanda
Kigali accounted for 121 of Rwanda's 160 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets.
21 in 100 stories were about harm
25 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Jan. The big dot is this day. Click a day to open it. Based on 42,523 stories about harm among 201,127 counted on 4 Jan.
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For the third day running, the news turned to Saudi Arabia. 21 in every 100 of the day's 201,127 news stories were about people being harmed.
- 21 in every 100 of the day's 201,127 news stories were about people being harmed.
- Saudi Arabia: Riyadh accounted for 2,182 of Saudi Arabia's 3,211 stories about harm, carried by 1,318 outlets.
- Israel: Jerusalem accounted for 609 of Israel's 859 stories about harm, carried by 374 outlets.
- Lithuania: Savieciai accounted for 59 of Lithuania's 65 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets.
- Denmark: Copenhagen accounted for 249 of Denmark's 276 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets.
- It was the third 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 →
Libya90 in 100 of its 243 stories · mostly conflict & violence Yemen84 in 100 of its 271 stories · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala77 in 100 of its 88 stories · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq74 in 100 of its 760 stories · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 933 stories · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Riyadh Saudi Arabia1793 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2182 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US738 stories about protests or strikes, of its 805 Washington US313 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1361 Awamiya Saudi Arabia245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Tehran Iran221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334Stories, not people.
Where it happened
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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 · 2,182 stories, 1,318 outlets ● Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US protests & strikes · 805 stories, 809 outlets ● Imphal India accidents & disasters · 886 stories, 658 outlets ● Pathankot India attacks & violence · 1,347 stories, 454 outlets ● Washington US attacks & violence · 1,361 stories, 1,062 outlets ● Paris France attacks & violence · 499 stories, 448 outlets ● Kabul Afghanistan attacks & violence · 434 stories, 288 outlets ● Awamiya Saudi Arabia protests & strikes · 282 stories, 298 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Conflict & violence32% 13,288 stories Rights & justice26% 10,656 stories Disasters & accidents21% 8,877 stories Health7% 2,984 stories Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,451 stories Displacement3% 1,382 stories Shelter & services3% 1,255 stories Food & livelihood2% 856 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 killed15,405 stories Stories reporting arrests5,540 stories Stories reporting people affected4,991 stories Stories reporting people injured4,284 stories Stories reporting refugees1,208 stories Stories reporting evacuations550 stories Stories reporting abductions483 stories Stories reporting people displaced228 stories Stories reporting people falling ill46 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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