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22,559 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 the earthquake in Poland, protests in Idlib (Syria) and violence in Casamance. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 78 in 100 of its 176 stories, usually 27
RegionEast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Shelter & services

Poland

73 of its 128 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Warsaw accounted for 63 of Poland's 73 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (42 stories). Earthquake was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

556 of its 628 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Idlib accounted for 296 of Syria's 556 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. 202 of Idlib's 296 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (178 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Conflict & violence

Senegal

137 of its 176 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Casamance accounted for 133 of Senegal's 137 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Casamance stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

135 of its 153 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tripoli accounted for 89 of Libya's 135 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Saudi Arabia

324 of its 540 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Riyadh accounted for 243 of Saudi Arabia's 324 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. 175 of Riyadh's 243 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

100 of its 122 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories). Landslides were named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Conflict & violence

Sweden

320 of its 598 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Stockholm accounted for 299 of Sweden's 320 stories about harm, carried by 396 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (186 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

China

798 of its 1,886 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (628 stories). Oil spill was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Kuwait

59 of its 115 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

78 of its 124 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 34 of Lima's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Cambodia (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Papua New Guinea (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Tunisia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (115 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); house fires in Russia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 22,559 stories about harm among 92,947 counted on 7 Jan.

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Poland's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. In Cambodia's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 92,947 stories, above the usual 23. A year earlier, on 7 January 2017, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria89 in 100 of its 628 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Libya88 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Papua New Guinea82 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Senegal78 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar73 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1149 Hollywood US295 stories about protests or strikes, of its 557 Tehran Iran230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329 Idlib Syria202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Riyadh Saudi Arabia175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: 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'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 warm as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sComoros: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 · 402 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 556 stories about harm ● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● France about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 342 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Senegal about twice as angry as the world's · 137 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 5,873 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice25% 5,487 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 4,032 stories · about as usual Health17% 3,841 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,091 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 779 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 668 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 398 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 killed7,139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,573 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting arrests2,720 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,915 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees512 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people displaced412 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations373 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Papua New Guinea and the US Stories reporting abductions258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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 less 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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