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31,360 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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The news turned to violence in Sofala, protests in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and flooding in Iran. Panama's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMozambique 93 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 15
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

86 of its 92 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Sofala accounted for 75 of Mozambique's 86 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Sofala stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

105 of its 393 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 76 of Sao Paulo's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Sao Paulo stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

429 of its 790 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (146 stories). Flooding was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with earthquake.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Panama

42 of its 124 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Panama over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Egypt

750 of its 927 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Cairo accounted for 405 of Egypt's 750 stories about harm, carried by 353 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (308 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

874 of its 1,028 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Damascus accounted for 562 of Syria's 874 stories about harm, carried by 515 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Korea

418 of its 698 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Seoul accounted for 363 of South Korea's 418 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Cholera was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

394 of its 605 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Pyongyang accounted for 375 of North Korea's 394 stories about harm, carried by 349 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Rights & justice

Bahamas

81 of its 147 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

183 of its 354 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: house fires in Russia (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Nepal (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Kenya (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Somalia (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Cambodia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 Jan. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 31,360 stories about harm among 135,610 counted on 9 Jan.

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Mozambique's news was 93% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. of the day's 135,610 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Russia's news mentioned house fires more than ten times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique93 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 15 · mostly conflict & violence Mali89 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan87 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Libya87 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Syria85 in 100 of its 1,028 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia283 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392 Washington US243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1478 Damascus Syria205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 562 Philadelphia US185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 660 Harney County US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: too little coverage to readEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPanama: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 734 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as angry as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 404 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 874 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 750 stories about harm ● Panama few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence34% 10,441 stories · about as usual Rights & justice31% 9,559 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,199 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Health7% 2,254 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,545 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,138 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,032 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 731 stories · about as usual

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 killed10,238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,676 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people affected3,772 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,574 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,542 at about twice the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting abductions383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations297 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the UK Stories reporting people displaced181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill100 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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

How it felt 30 days →

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Fearabout as usual

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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