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45,509 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 violence in Playa del Carmen, protests in Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil) and deaths in Bishkek. Brazil's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostKyrgyzstan 89 in 100 of its 1,307 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 78 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

1,224 of its 1,993 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Playa del Carmen accounted for 896 of Mexico's 1,224 stories about harm, carried by 1,017 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (791 stories). Extreme cold was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Playa del Carmen stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

432 of its 846 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 146 of Rio Grande do Norte's 237 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Outbreaks were named in 126 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio Grande do Norte stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kyrgyzstan

1,161 of its 1,307 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Bishkek accounted for 1,054 of Kyrgyzstan's 1,161 stories about harm, carried by 896 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,153 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kyrgyzstan over 30 days → its stories → Bishkek stories →
Health

Uganda

235 of its 418 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories). Flu was named in 115 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

376 of its 500 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 170 of Manama's 187 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (359 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

159 of its 296 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kathmandu accounted for 141 of Nepal's 159 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (137 stories). Earthquake was named in 142 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

303 of its 633 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (94 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

27 of its 58 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

North Korea

42 of its 124 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

1,154 of its 2,876 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (142 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Greece (62 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Taiwan (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Croatia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in North Korea (18 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 16 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 45,509 stories about harm among 216,378 counted on 16 Jan.

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In Mexico, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 216,378 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in Nepal's news. A year earlier, on 17 January 2016, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kyrgyzstan89 in 100 of its 1,307 stories · usually 15 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Yemen85 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan78 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Iraq77 in 100 of its 602 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain75 in 100 of its 500 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US723 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1884 Atlanta US414 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497 Manama Bahrain170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Rio Grande do Norte Brazil146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Chicago US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sGaza: 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'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times 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'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer 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 fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAmerican Samoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Tunisia about three times as fearful as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Bahrain about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 376 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as fearful as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 214 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 15,064 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence20% 8,868 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health18% 7,929 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 5,998 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,145 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,549 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,232 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 944 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 killed15,756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions849 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations378 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill61 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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