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52,484 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 Amazonas (Brazil), violence in Dhaka and people killed in Iceland. Iceland's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 83 in 100 of its 349 stories, usually 20
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

610 of its 992 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 177 of Amazonas' 194 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (452 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Amazonas stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

425 of its 689 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 332 of Bangladesh's 425 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Iceland

288 of its 349 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Panama

41 of its 97 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Iran

221 of its 485 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 75 of Tehran's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

279 of its 469 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 201 of Haiti's 279 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. 132 of Port-au-Prince's 201 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

254 of its 439 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bouake accounted for 212 of Côte d’Ivoire's 254 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Chad

52 of its 92 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Romania

147 of its 367 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Bucharest accounted for 126 of Romania's 147 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

635 of its 1,923 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 203 of Seoul's 400 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Poland (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Thailand (52 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Costa Rica (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Mexico (90 of its stories, more than ten 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 6 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 52,484 stories about harm among 247,069 counted on 6 Jan.

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Mentions of the hypothermia ran more than ten times their usual in Poland's news. of the day's 247,069 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Brazil's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. On 7 January 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland83 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 20 · mostly health Syria78 in 100 of its 1,483 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq74 in 100 of its 853 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic72 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen66 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US443 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1997 Mexico City Mexico253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Chicago US222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1310 Seoul South Korea203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400 Amazonas Brazil177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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 readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than 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 warm as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAruba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Iceland about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 288 stories about harm ● Jordan about three times as angry as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Brazil about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 610 stories about harm ● Central African Republic few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as angry as the world's · 425 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 1,076 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 14,111 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 10,784 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health20% 10,370 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 8,590 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,540 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,646 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,221 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,165 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 killed16,123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,063 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions857 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations721 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Romania Stories reporting refugees550 at about half the usual rate · most about Somalia and Germany Stories reporting people displaced354 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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 softer 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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