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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

usually 22; 21 the day before
25 in 10020 in 1008 Dec15 Dec22 Dec29 Dec6 Jan8 Dec: 20 in 1009 Dec: 21 in 10010 Dec: 23 in 10011 Dec: 22 in 10012 Dec: 20 in 10013 Dec: 20 in 10014 Dec: 20 in 10015 Dec: 20 in 10016 Dec: 21 in 10017 Dec: 23 in 10018 Dec: 25 in 10019 Dec: 21 in 10020 Dec: 23 in 10021 Dec: 22 in 10022 Dec: 21 in 10023 Dec: 22 in 10024 Dec: 23 in 10025 Dec: 22 in 10026 Dec: 22 in 10027 Dec: 23 in 10028 Dec: 23 in 10029 Dec: 22 in 10030 Dec: 21 in 10031 Dec: 23 in 1001 Jan: 24 in 1002 Jan: 22 in 1003 Jan: 20 in 1004 Jan: 20 in 1005 Jan: 21 in 1006 Jan: 21 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 32 in 100 of its 441 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 66 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 66 in 100 of its 1,638 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tunisia: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 32 in 100 of its 579 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tanzania: 30 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 78 in 100 of its 1,483 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Korea: 33 in 100 of its 1,923 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 64 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sierra Leone: 56 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Saudi Arabia: 40 in 100 of its 561 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 30 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Romania: 40 in 100 of its 367 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 1,300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Papua New Guinea: 60 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Panama: 42 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 41 in 100 of its 1,680 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 33 in 100 of its 2,502 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 83 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mauritania: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 34 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malaysia: 34 in 100 of its 1,105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malawi: 43 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 61 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 29 in 100 of its 585 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Jordan: 40 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 594 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 74 in 100 of its 853 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 46 in 100 of its 485 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iceland: 83 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 59 in 100 of its 469 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guatemala: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greece: 37 in 100 of its 625 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Germany: 34 in 100 of its 2,071 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Gambia: 38 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Fiji: 31 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Eritrea: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 37 in 100 of its 389 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Côte d’Ivoire: 58 in 100 of its 439 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 70 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 53 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Chile: 31 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Chad: 57 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 72 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 32 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burundi: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bulgaria: 32 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Brazil: 61 in 100 of its 992 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Benin: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 62 in 100 of its 689 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bahrain: 61 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Armenia: 58 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Albania: 66 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 594 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 594 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 594 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vatican City: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Maldives: 38 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 78 in 100 of its 1,483 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iceland 83 in 100 of its 349 stories · mostly health ● Iraq 74 in 100 of its 853 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 66 in 100 of its 1,638 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Brazil 61 in 100 of its 992 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Bangladesh 62 in 100 of its 689 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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