Saudi Arabia
Riyadh accounted for 1,529 of Saudi Arabia's 2,146 stories about harm, carried by 893 outlets. 1,223 of Riyadh's 1,529 stories were about protests or strikes.
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 news turned to protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), a disaster in Ayvalik and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Part of lifeRights & justice
30 in 100 of the stories about harm
Country hit hardestYemen
85 in 100 of its 345 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 →Türkiye
Ayvalik accounted for 659 of Türkiye's 1,244 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Afghanistan
Kabul accounted for 443 of Afghanistan's 822 stories about harm, carried by 463 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Cambodia
Phnom Penh accounted for 81 of Cambodia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets.
6 more places the news pointed at
Venezuela
Caracas accounted for 265 of Venezuela's 322 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. 237 of Caracas' 265 stories were about protests or strikes.
Libya
Es Sider accounted for 89 of Libya's 175 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Iran
308 of Tehran's 463 stories were about protests or strikes.
Hong Kong
95 of Causeway Bay's 120 stories were about protests or strikes.
Palestine
29 of Gaza's 57 stories were about protests or strikes.
Kyrgyzstan
5 of Bishkek's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
21 in 100 stories were about harm
21 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Jan. The big dot is this day. Click a day to open it. Based on 48,169 stories about harm among 231,714 counted on 5 Jan.
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The news turned to Saudi Arabia for the fourth day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 231,714 news stories were about people being harmed.
- 21 in every 100 of the day's 231,714 news stories were about people being harmed.
- Saudi Arabia: Riyadh accounted for 1,529 of Saudi Arabia's 2,146 stories about harm, carried by 893 outlets.
- Türkiye: Ayvalik accounted for 659 of Türkiye's 1,244 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets.
- Afghanistan: Kabul accounted for 443 of Afghanistan's 822 stories about harm, carried by 463 outlets.
- Cambodia: Phnom Penh accounted for 81 of Cambodia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets.
- It was the fourth 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 →
Yemen85 in 100 of its 345 stories · mostly conflict & violence Libya84 in 100 of its 208 stories · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 1,123 stories · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye73 in 100 of its 1,703 stories · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia73 in 100 of its 102 stories · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Riyadh Saudi Arabia1223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1529 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US877 stories about protests or strikes, of its 937 Washington US318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2425 Tehran Iran308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Caracas Venezuela237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265Stories, 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
● Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US protests & strikes · 937 stories, 889 outlets ● Washington US attacks & violence · 2,425 stories, 1,659 outlets ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia protests & strikes · 1,529 stories, 893 outlets ● Paris France attacks & violence · 600 stories, 507 outlets ● Kabul Afghanistan attacks & violence · 443 stories, 463 outlets ● Tehran Iran protests & strikes · 463 stories, 503 outlets ● Pathankot India attacks & violence · 1,238 stories, 339 outlets ● Ayvalik Türkiye accidents & disasters · 659 stories, 347 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Rights & justice30% 14,157 stories Conflict & violence28% 13,116 stories Disasters & accidents19% 9,006 stories Health7% 3,533 stories Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,212 stories Shelter & services4% 1,684 stories Displacement3% 1,425 stories Food & livelihood2% 1,140 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 killed17,729 stories Stories reporting arrests7,220 stories Stories reporting people affected5,780 stories Stories reporting people injured3,435 stories Stories reporting refugees1,370 stories Stories reporting abductions710 stories Stories reporting people displaced306 stories Stories reporting evacuations293 stories Stories reporting people falling ill37 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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