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49,875 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 protests in Tunis (Tunisia), a disaster in Kalolimnos and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 71 in 100 of its 1,565 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 27 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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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

349 of its 499 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tunis accounted for 292 of Tunisia's 349 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. 276 of Tunis' 292 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Earthquake was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

1,115 of its 1,565 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kalolimnos accounted for 883 of Greece's 1,115 stories about harm, carried by 576 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,048 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Kalolimnos stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

772 of its 872 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Mogadishu accounted for 701 of Somalia's 772 stories about harm, carried by 765 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Displacement

Kuwait

90 of its 169 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Finland

181 of its 368 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 39 of Huuhtanen's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (117 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Moldova

92 of its 126 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Chisinau accounted for 89 of Moldova's 92 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 88 of Chisinau's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

103 of its 248 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Hypothermia was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Burundi

275 of its 293 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Bujumbura accounted for 254 of Burundi's 275 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. 181 of Bujumbura's 254 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

949 of its 1,782 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

8 of Addis Ababa's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Hunger was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Chile (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Mozambique (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Brazil (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Afghanistan (51 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 49,875 stories about harm among 236,130 counted on 22 Jan.

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In Chile's news, mentions of the hypothermia ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 236,130 stories, as usual. Tunisia's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 60%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi94 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 78 · mostly rights & justice Yemen93 in 100 of its 335 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia89 in 100 of its 872 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso87 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 93 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone84 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 70 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tunis Tunisia276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Washington US263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3046 Peshawar Pakistan231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466 Davos Switzerland213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 592 Bujumbura Burundi181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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: 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 readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: too little coverage to readMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: too little coverage to readIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: 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 fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 772 stories about harm ● Taiwan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Burundi about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 275 stories about harm ● Sierra Leone about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 949 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 13,685 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 11,415 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents22% 10,554 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health10% 4,919 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,521 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,370 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,029 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,355 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 killed14,950 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,664 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and Switzerland Stories reporting people injured2,573 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting abductions901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations191 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Kuwait Stories reporting people falling ill137 at about the usual rate

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

How it felt 30 days →

● Angera little less than 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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