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23,447 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 Tehran (Iran), violence in Cairo and people injured in Kenya drew the news. Kenya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKenya 66 in 100 of its 564 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iran

1,707 of its 2,295 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 1,178 of Iran's 1,707 stories about harm, carried by 1,111 outlets. 1,152 of Tehran's 1,178 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (988 stories). Flu was named in 340 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with bird flu. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

276 of its 453 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Cairo accounted for 248 of Egypt's 276 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Kenya

373 of its 564 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Syria

256 of its 308 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Ghouta accounted for 142 of Syria's 256 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. 93 of Ghouta's 142 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

147 of its 256 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Athens accounted for 134 of Greece's 147 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Earthquake was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

215 of its 338 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Equatorial Guinea

18 of its 18 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 12 of Malabo's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

53 of its 87 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Drought was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sierra Leone

25 of its 34 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Costa Rica (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zambia (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Sierra Leone (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 23,447 stories about harm among 88,444 counted on 31 Dec.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 88,444 stories, above the usual 21. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Greece's news. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan. the news turned to Iran for the second day running. This week the news turned most often to Peru, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo92 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Yemen87 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 76 · mostly rights & justice Syria83 in 100 of its 308 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine79 in 100 of its 702 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Mali77 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran1152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1178 Washington US217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 597 Mashhad Iran204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Ramallah Palestine164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 Jerusalem Israel144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: 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'sSaudi 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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 readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: 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'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Afghanistan about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 404 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 215 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as fearful as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 276 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 256 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 1,707 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 6,018 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 5,210 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents22% 5,044 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Health14% 3,202 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,717 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,012 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 485 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 449 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 killed9,778 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people injured3,559 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests3,520 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people affected2,252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations326 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees273 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half the usual rate · most about India 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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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.