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30,291 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 rights and justice in Tehran, violence in Jakarta and snowstorms in Romania. Kenya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Burkina Faso and Syria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 76 in 100 of its 194 stories, usually 11
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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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Rights & justice

Iran

3,679 of its 6,047 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 3,006 of Iran's 3,679 stories about harm, carried by 1,552 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (2,416 stories). Landslides were named in 134 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

667 of its 847 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Jakarta accounted for 599 of Indonesia's 667 stories about harm, carried by 465 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Tsunami was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Disasters & accidents

Romania

148 of its 194 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Bucharest accounted for 137 of Romania's 148 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Snowstorms were named in 116 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, storms and extreme cold.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

304 of its 465 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 75 of Nairobi's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Moldova

62 of its 68 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Chisinau accounted for 62 of Moldova's 62 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

569 of its 644 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (394 stories). Train derailment was named in 122 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mali

51 of its 56 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. 29 of Bamako's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

1,543 of its 1,594 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 90%. Ouagadougou accounted for 1,308 of Burkina Faso's 1,543 stories about harm, carried by 976 outlets. Ebola was named in 184 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

102 of its 163 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Malaysia

214 of its 572 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Kashmir (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Cambodia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Afghanistan (122 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Jamaica (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Belgium (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 30,291 stories about harm among 123,321 counted on 17 Jan.

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Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Burkina Faso and Syria. 25 in every 100 of the day's 123,321 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. Romania's news mentioned snowstorms more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iran. This week the news turned most often to Indonesia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 6 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso97 in 100 of its 1,594 stories · usually 90 · mostly conflict & violence Moldova91 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 21 · mostly rights & justice Mali91 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan88 in 100 of its 644 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone86 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 64 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran433 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3006 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso332 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1308 Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 873 Riyadh Saudi Arabia127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Nairobi Kenya75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: too little coverage to readPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readJamaica: too little coverage to readIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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 readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Syria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 817 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as angry as the world's · 304 stories about harm ● Netherlands few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as fearful as the world's · 328 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● Ghana about twice as fearful as the world's · 75 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence32% 9,625 stories · about as usual Rights & justice30% 8,949 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,165 stories · about as usual Health10% 3,036 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,653 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,075 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 747 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 420 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 killed10,082 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,543 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people affected3,678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,206 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and the US Stories reporting abductions1,696 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and Syria Stories reporting refugees702 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people displaced187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations77 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill58 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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
● Griefabout as 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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