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28,964 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 day's news pointed at protests in Tunis (Tunisia), a disaster in the Corn Islands and rights and justice in Montevideo. Nicaragua's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 97 in 100 of its 264 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

73 of its 93 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Tunis accounted for 62 of Tunisia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. 57 of Tunis' 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Nicaragua

256 of its 264 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. the Corn Islands accounted for 248 of Nicaragua's 256 stories about harm, carried by 480 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Corn Islands stories →
Rights & justice

Uruguay

48 of its 55 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Montevideo accounted for 45 of Uruguay's 48 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

272 of its 339 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 184 of Afghanistan's 272 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Greece

522 of its 737 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 215 of Orestiada's 215 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

25 of its 54 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 20 of Baku's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

67 of its 175 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 30 of Rabat's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Thailand

357 of its 744 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (100 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with covid.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

86 of its 203 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Heavy rain was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Canada

772 of its 2,379 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (417 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in El Salvador (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Hong Kong (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Jersey (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Thailand (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Qatar (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 28,964 stories about harm among 121,931 counted on 24 Jan.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. of the day's 121,931 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Tunisia stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 61%. This week the news turned most often to Tunisia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua97 in 100 of its 264 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents Burkina Faso95 in 100 of its 343 stories · usually 93 · mostly conflict & violence Uruguay87 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia78 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 591 Orestiada Greece215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Cairo Egypt155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Washington US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2389 Tehran Iran141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: 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 readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: 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 readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern 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'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: 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 angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: 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'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 578 stories about harm ● Canada about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 772 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 264 stories about harm ● Kuwait about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about twice as angry as the world's · 326 stories about harm ● Nicaragua about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 256 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents28% 8,099 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence25% 7,142 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice23% 6,611 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health8% 2,423 stories · about as usual Shelter & services6% 1,580 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,322 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 935 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 433 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 killed10,187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,066 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting arrests3,262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,489 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations698 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions557 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill55 at about the usual rate

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

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmtha little more than 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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