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35,325 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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People displaced in Ghouta, protests in Luhansk (Ukraine) and a disaster in Tehran drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPeru 63 in 100 of its 266 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Syria

751 of its 902 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Ghouta accounted for 417 of Syria's 751 stories about harm, carried by 324 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (361 stories). Cholera was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Ghouta stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

342 of its 534 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 63 of Luhansk's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Outbreaks were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Luhansk stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

233 of its 449 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 184 of Iran's 233 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

146 of its 178 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Yangon accounted for 117 of Myanmar's 146 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. 61 of Yangon's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (114 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

53 of its 158 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 46 of Jerada's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (47 stories). Flooding was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

90 of its 133 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Eldhraun accounted for 72 of Iceland's 90 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Russia

1,054 of its 2,839 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (621 stories). Train derailment was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cholera.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

76 of its 120 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tunis accounted for 61 of Tunisia's 76 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 38 of Tunis' 61 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Vietnam

224 of its 542 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Morocco (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (157 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Indonesia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Ireland (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (115 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 Dec. 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 35,325 stories about harm among 153,692 counted on 27 Dec.

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In Morocco's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 153,692 stories, above the usual 21. Syria's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 66%. On 27 December 2016, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia84 in 100 of its 287 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 902 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar82 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Cameroon80 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan76 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 832 Washington US257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1173 Ghouta Syria137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 417 Beijing China98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Virginia US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sChile: 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 readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'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'sMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: 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 fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: 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 warmer than 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'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Uganda about three times as angry as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Dominican Republic few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 298 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as fearful as the world's · 246 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 8,790 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents23% 8,101 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health18% 6,118 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 5,942 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,731 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services4% 1,223 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,165 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 599 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 killed11,230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations683 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced325 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill59 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 harsher 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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