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30,971 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 the hypothermia in Türkiye, violence in Geneva and protests in Sanaa (Yemen). Türkiye's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 86 in 100 of its 275 stories, usually 32
RegionOceania 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

1,247 of its 1,594 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Ayvacik accounted for 668 of Türkiye's 1,247 stories about harm, carried by 611 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (863 stories). Hypothermia was named in 408 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ayvacik stories →
Conflict & violence

Switzerland

232 of its 535 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Geneva accounted for 207 of Switzerland's 232 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Geneva stories →
Protests & strikes

Yemen

204 of its 220 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Sanaa accounted for 157 of Yemen's 204 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 117 of Sanaa's 157 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

126 of its 264 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Avalanche was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flu and snowstorms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

91 of its 106 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Yaounde accounted for 56 of Cameroon's 91 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

916 of its 3,226 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (484 stories). Avalanche was named in 370 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and train derailment. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

236 of its 275 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bogota accounted for 161 of Colombia's 236 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

China

506 of its 2,545 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (253 stories). Landslides were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

40 of its 104 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 12 of Dnipropetrovsk's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Canada (370 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Russia (112 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Kazakhstan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Brazil (106 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Venezuela (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 30,971 stories about harm among 143,556 counted on 30 Jan.

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Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Canada's news. of the day's 143,556 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Türkiye's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 63%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi90 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Cameroon86 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia86 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic84 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Hyderabad India210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Delhi India186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247 Jerusalem Israel123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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'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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: 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'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Cameroon about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about three times as fearful as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 204 stories about harm ● Burundi about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,247 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 197 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 9,951 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence20% 6,231 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,268 stories · about as usual Health13% 4,072 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Shelter & services5% 1,671 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,374 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,044 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 826 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 killed8,752 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,856 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,791 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Germany Stories reporting people injured1,482 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions341 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting people displaced196 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations158 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill60 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● 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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