France
Paris accounted for 1,525 of France's 1,720 stories about harm, carried by 1,081 outlets. Its coverage was about three times 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.
Violence in Paris, protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and a disaster in Tirana drew the news. France's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Part of lifeConflict & violence
31 in 100 of the stories about harm
Country hit hardestLibya
92 in 100 of its 867 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 →Saudi Arabia
645 of Riyadh's 831 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Albania
Tirana accounted for 68 of Albania's 72 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Guinea
Conakry accounted for 159 of Guinea's 246 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets.
6 more places the news pointed at
Iran
217 of Tehran's 322 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Libya
Zliten accounted for 462 of Libya's 794 stories about harm, carried by 441 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Egypt
Cairo accounted for 414 of Egypt's 494 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Syria
226 of Madaya's 381 stories were about protests or strikes.
Portugal
8 of Lisbon's 11 stories were about protests or strikes.
Austria
31 of Spielfeld's 33 stories were about protests or strikes.
20 in 100 stories were about harm
20 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 Jan. The big dot is this day. Click a day to open it. Based on 48,092 stories about harm among 245,195 counted on 7 Jan.
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20 in every 100 of the day's 245,195 news stories were about people being harmed.
- 20 in every 100 of the day's 245,195 news stories were about people being harmed.
- France: Paris accounted for 1,525 of France's 1,720 stories about harm, carried by 1,081 outlets.
- Saudi Arabia: 645 of Riyadh's 831 stories were about protests or strikes.
- Albania: Tirana accounted for 68 of Albania's 72 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets.
- Guinea: Conakry accounted for 159 of Guinea's 246 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Guinea92 in 100 of its 266 stories · mostly health Libya92 in 100 of its 867 stories · mostly conflict & violence Albania85 in 100 of its 85 stories · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan82 in 100 of its 126 stories · mostly conflict & violence Syria72 in 100 of its 913 stories · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Riyadh Saudi Arabia645 stories about protests or strikes, of its 831 Hempstead US358 stories about protests or strikes, of its 470 Washington US306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1772 Paris France303 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1525 Harney County US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271Stories, 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
● Paris France attacks & violence · 1,525 stories, 1,081 outlets ● Pyongyang North Korea attacks & violence · 1,080 stories, 717 outlets ● Zliten Libya attacks & violence · 462 stories, 441 outlets ● Washington US attacks & violence · 1,772 stories, 1,135 outlets ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia protests & strikes · 831 stories, 449 outlets ● Hempstead US protests & strikes · 470 stories, 419 outlets ● Seoul South Korea attacks & violence · 493 stories, 262 outlets ● Madaya Syria protests & strikes · 381 stories, 382 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Conflict & violence31% 14,288 stories Rights & justice28% 13,151 stories Disasters & accidents15% 7,153 stories Health10% 4,848 stories Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,349 stories Displacement4% 2,018 stories Shelter & services3% 1,497 stories Food & livelihood3% 1,356 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 killed13,829 stories Stories reporting people affected6,887 stories Stories reporting arrests6,024 stories Stories reporting people injured2,809 stories Stories reporting refugees1,487 stories Stories reporting abductions909 stories Stories reporting evacuations761 stories Stories reporting people displaced274 stories Stories reporting people falling ill149 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.