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37,113 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 violence in Kabul, abductions in Peru and people killed in Namibia. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 92 in 100 of its 1,565 stories, usually 60
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,432 of its 1,565 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 1,358 of Afghanistan's 1,432 stories about harm, carried by 1,276 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,240 stories). Power cuts were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

196 of its 366 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Syria

561 of its 653 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Ghouta accounted for 305 of Syria's 561 stories about harm, carried by 389 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (200 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

40 of its 58 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tunis accounted for 39 of Tunisia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

61 of its 204 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories). Food poisoning was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

1,115 of its 2,805 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Uganda

134 of its 264 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Jordan

76 of its 237 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Indonesia (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Armenia (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Bahrain (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in North Korea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Egypt (21 of its stories, more than ten 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 28 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 37,113 stories about harm among 163,782 counted on 28 Dec.

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Indonesia's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Afghanistan, 92% of the news was about people being harmed, where 60% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 163,782 stories, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan92 in 100 of its 1,565 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen87 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria86 in 100 of its 653 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia77 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala72 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel302 stories about protests or strikes, of its 720 Washington US237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 925 Ramallah Palestine151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Mashhad Iran142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Beijing China103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 346

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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 readSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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'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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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'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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'sJammu & Kashmir: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer 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 a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as fearful as 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Vietnam about three times as fearful as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Russia about three times as fearful as the world's · 1,115 stories about harm ● Yemen about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 201 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,432 stories about harm ● Jordan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Uganda about three times as angry as the world's · 134 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 9,719 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 7,848 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence20% 7,172 stories · about as usual Health18% 6,538 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,116 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,445 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 847 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 784 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 killed11,392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,915 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people affected4,664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,164 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting refugees587 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced488 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France 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 much 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.