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38,380 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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Protests in Bucharest (Romania), heavy rain in Palestine and a disaster in Pulau Mengalum drew the news. Madagascar'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 people affected ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Malaysia → Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq → Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMyanmar 82 in 100 of its 250 stories, usually 40
RegionSoutheast Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Romania

143 of its 200 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bucharest accounted for 137 of Romania's 143 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. 137 of Bucharest's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (127 stories). Plague was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

506 of its 768 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (190 stories). Heavy rain was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Madagascar

45 of its 52 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

206 of its 250 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Yangon accounted for 184 of Myanmar's 206 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. 122 of Yangon's 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

1,314 of its 1,410 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Bayda accounted for 740 of Yemen's 1,314 stories about harm, carried by 633 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (961 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

53 of its 246 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 24 of Ha Tinh's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Accidents were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mongolia

32 of its 43 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 30 of Ulaanbaatar's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

69 of its 105 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Iran

895 of its 1,466 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 510 of Iran's 895 stories about harm, carried by 389 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (69 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chile (49 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Mongolia (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Angola (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Vietnam (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (36 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 38,380 stories about harm among 139,175 counted on 29 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest in all 395 days held. 28 in every 100 of the day's 139,175 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. People affected were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Malaysia.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 1,410 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Madagascar87 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 21 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Myanmar82 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Romania72 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Iraq67 in 100 of its 963 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US2069 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5119 Chicago US887 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1013 Brooklyn US376 stories about protests or strikes, of its 514 Boston US361 stories about protests or strikes, of its 605 New York US331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 729

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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

● Yemen about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,314 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Bahrain about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Madagascar few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 506 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 12,887 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence26% 9,822 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Displacement12% 4,630 stories · much more than usual (usually 3%) Health10% 3,716 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents10% 3,640 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,681 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,025 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 354 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 affected10,060 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people killed8,303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,901 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees5,580 at about 9 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people injured2,815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions594 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations112 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill25 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of usual
● Feara little more 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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