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61,580 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 Bucharest (Romania), violence in Quebec and landslides in Tajikistan. Tajikistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited 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 mostCanada 59 in 100 of its 9,474 stories, usually 19
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 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

260 of its 489 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Bucharest accounted for 248 of Romania's 260 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. 247 of Bucharest's 248 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (176 stories). 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

Canada

5,558 of its 9,474 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Quebec accounted for 4,332 of Canada's 5,558 stories about harm, carried by 1,944 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,517 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Canada over 30 days → its stories → Quebec stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tajikistan

32 of its 56 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Hungary

95 of its 209 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

452 of its 653 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (239 stories). Power cuts were named in 126 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

315 of its 393 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Yangon accounted for 294 of Myanmar's 315 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. 208 of Yangon's 294 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

79 of its 303 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 41 of Ha Tinh's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (45 stories). Accidents were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 249 of Yemen's 627 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. 137 of Sanaa's 249 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

632 of its 914 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Pulau Mengalum accounted for 375 of Malaysia's 632 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (405 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

398 of its 756 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Vietnam (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (128 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Italy (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Sudan (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 28 the day before
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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 61,580 stories about harm among 257,886 counted on 30 Jan.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 257,886 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. People affected were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. It was the second day running that the news turned to Romania. In Japan's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 767 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar80 in 100 of its 393 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Benin74 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine69 in 100 of its 653 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Malaysia69 in 100 of its 914 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US3514 stories about protests or strikes, of its 6606 Boston US489 stories about protests or strikes, of its 860 Chicago US335 stories about protests or strikes, of its 701 Bucharest Romania247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Dallas US227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 385

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: 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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'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. 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'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'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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 452 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 627 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as fearful as the world's · 282 stories about harm ● Myanmar about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 315 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 613 stories about harm ● Tajikistan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 32 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 19,677 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence25% 14,797 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health13% 8,020 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Displacement11% 6,841 stories · much more than usual (usually 3%) Disasters & accidents9% 5,469 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,915 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,779 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 889 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 killed18,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected13,976 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting arrests11,670 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees7,198 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured6,676 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced663 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting evacuations436 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions416 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill58 at about the usual rate

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 as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.