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26,182 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Beirut, flooding in Ukraine and protests in Bamako (Mali). Lebanon's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 69 in 100 of its 1,307 stories, usually 36
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Lebanon

111 of its 179 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beirut accounted for 93 of Lebanon's 111 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

63 of its 122 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mali

44 of its 48 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. 34 of Bamako's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (37 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

42 of its 42 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Cyclone was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and storms.

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

Yemen

324 of its 369 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sanaa accounted for 221 of Yemen's 324 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (178 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

460 of its 804 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 367 of Iran's 460 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories).

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Rights & justice

South Africa

323 of its 680 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories). Heatwave was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Germany

766 of its 1,357 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

637 of its 776 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

499 of its 640 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kabul accounted for 319 of Afghanistan's 499 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Cambodia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in South Africa (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Russia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
25 in 10020 in 1001 Jan3 Jan5 Jan7 Jan10 Jan1 Jan: 24 in 1002 Jan: 25 in 1003 Jan: 25 in 1004 Jan: 21 in 1005 Jan: 21 in 1006 Jan: 20 in 1007 Jan: 20 in 1008 Jan: 21 in 1009 Jan: 23 in 10010 Jan: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 26,182 stories about harm among 120,673 counted on 10 Jan.

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Of the day's 120,673 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. This week the news turned most often to Saudi Arabia, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 776 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Libya78 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 640 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq69 in 100 of its 466 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia304 stories about protests or strikes, of its 450 Washington US185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 860 Tehran Iran163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Harney County US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Damascus Syria113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJamaica: too little coverage to readIreland: too little coverage to readIran: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & 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 readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Türkiye about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 392 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 721 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 532 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 637 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence36% 9,331 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice25% 6,577 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,551 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Health7% 1,709 stories · about as usual Shelter & services6% 1,615 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,400 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,157 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 540 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 killed9,103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,366 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,984 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,174 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting abductions191 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and France Stories reporting evacuations188 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people displaced187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Vietnam

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
● Feara little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.