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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: no storiesTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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 storiesSpain: 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 lessRussia: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 lessLesotho: 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: no storiesKenya: 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 lessIndia: 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: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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 lessCuba: 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 lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 43 in 100 of its 277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 62 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 44 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vanuatu: 87 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)United Arab Emirates: 32 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 34 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 48 in 100 of its 404 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 41 in 100 of its 370 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 85 in 100 of its 1,028 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 87 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 36 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 52 in 100 of its 354 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Korea: 60 in 100 of its 698 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 550 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 67 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 52 in 100 of its 1,219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 35 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 45 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Panama: 34 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 46 in 100 of its 1,602 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Korea: 65 in 100 of its 605 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 1,416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 43 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 93 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Moldova: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 62 in 100 of its 2,264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 89 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 87 in 100 of its 299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 33 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 640 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 74 in 100 of its 458 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 54 in 100 of its 790 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guinea: 76 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guatemala: 41 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Germany: 55 in 100 of its 1,747 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Georgia: 57 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 32 in 100 of its 1,301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)El Salvador: 61 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 81 in 100 of its 927 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Dominican Republic: 48 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Croatia: 55 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 77 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 56 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 35 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 85 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belgium: 49 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bahamas: 55 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Armenia: 47 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Argentina: 31 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Albania: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 41 in 100 of its 406 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)British Virgin Islands: 100 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Syria 85 in 100 of its 1,028 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Egypt 81 in 100 of its 927 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Libya 87 in 100 of its 299 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Sudan 87 in 100 of its 145 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mozambique 93 in 100 of its 92 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 74 in 100 of its 458 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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