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43,994 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tehran (Iran), a disaster in Lima and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 72 in 100 of its 665 stories, usually 32
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iran

2,218 of its 2,964 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tehran accounted for 1,338 of Iran's 2,218 stories about harm, carried by 809 outlets. 1,220 of Tehran's 1,338 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

482 of its 665 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lima accounted for 440 of Peru's 482 stories about harm, carried by 485 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

283 of its 306 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mogadishu accounted for 247 of Somalia's 283 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Rights & justice

Canada

1,683 of its 5,139 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Storm surge was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Ireland

529 of its 1,564 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (121 stories). Tropical storm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Norway

108 of its 319 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera and outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

Damascus accounted for 95 of Syria's 195 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. 50 of Damascus' 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

236 of its 342 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Addis Ababa accounted for 129 of Ethiopia's 236 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (156 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

815 of its 2,190 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (473 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

164 of its 467 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (66 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Greenland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Sweden (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Norway (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in US (923 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in South Korea (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 43,994 stories about harm among 195,856 counted on 3 Jan.

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The news turned to Iran for the fifth day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 195,856 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Greenland's news mentioned the hurricane more than ten times as often as usual. On 3 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia92 in 100 of its 306 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Iran75 in 100 of its 2,964 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Peru72 in 100 of its 665 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen72 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran1220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1338 Washington US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1222 Mumbai India189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Mashhad Iran181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Salt Lake City US178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 509

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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'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'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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: 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'sBahrain: 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 readAlbania: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 624 stories about harm ● El Salvador few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 283 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Nigeria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 815 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 11,338 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents26% 11,334 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Health18% 7,980 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 6,840 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,466 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,615 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 862 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 730 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 killed14,105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,893 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees706 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions422 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced359 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations198 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill108 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and Afghanistan

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
● 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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