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29,651 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 protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras), rights and justice in Santiago and violence in Niamey. Niger's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostChile 56 in 100 of its 355 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Protests & strikes

Honduras

76 of its 104 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 61 of Honduras' 76 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 60 of Tegucigalpa's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Rights & justice

Chile

198 of its 355 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Santiago accounted for 181 of Chile's 198 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (143 stories). Plague was named in 139 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

179 of its 224 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Niamey accounted for 143 of Niger's 179 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
Disasters & accidents

Qatar

77 of its 158 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Israel

545 of its 918 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 489 of Israel's 545 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 391 of Jerusalem's 489 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (183 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

121 of its 137 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Tunis accounted for 100 of Tunisia's 121 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 98 of Tunis' 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

635 of its 1,242 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (135 stories). Polio was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

562 of its 854 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ramallah accounted for 481 of Palestine's 562 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (144 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Zambia

44 of its 86 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 14 of Lusaka's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

78 of its 101 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in South Korea (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Netherlands (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (47 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in US (447 of its stories, about three times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10015 Dec22 Dec29 Dec5 Jan13 Jan15 Dec: 19 in 10016 Dec: 21 in 10017 Dec: 22 in 10018 Dec: 22 in 10019 Dec: 21 in 10020 Dec: 20 in 10021 Dec: 20 in 10022 Dec: 20 in 10023 Dec: 23 in 10024 Dec: 23 in 10025 Dec: 24 in 10026 Dec: 23 in 10027 Dec: 23 in 10028 Dec: 23 in 10029 Dec: 24 in 10030 Dec: 27 in 10031 Dec: 27 in 1001 Jan: 27 in 1002 Jan: 25 in 1003 Jan: 22 in 1004 Jan: 23 in 1005 Jan: 22 in 1006 Jan: 24 in 1007 Jan: 24 in 1008 Jan: 22 in 1009 Jan: 21 in 10010 Jan: 20 in 10011 Jan: 21 in 10012 Jan: 22 in 10013 Jan: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 29,651 stories about harm among 119,509 counted on 13 Jan.

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Mentions of the plague ran about 9 times their usual in Chile's news. A year earlier, on 13 January 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 119,509 stories, above the usual 23. Honduras' news was 73% about people being harmed, against a usual 65%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia88 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 63 · mostly food & livelihood Niger80 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar77 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras73 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US631 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2121 Jerusalem Israel391 stories about protests or strikes, of its 489 Hollywood US236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 549 Johannesburg South Africa162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Kasur Pakistan141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: no storiesBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 51 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Yemen: 68 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Venezuela: 62 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Puerto Rico: 51 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Türkiye: 40 in 100 of its 347 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Tunisia: 88 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Togo: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Syria: 79 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)South Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sudan: 61 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)South Africa: 42 in 100 of its 997 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Somalia: 56 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Qatar: 49 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Philippines: 36 in 100 of its 1,576 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Pakistan: 51 in 100 of its 1,242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Niger: 80 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Mexico: 32 in 100 of its 481 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Mali: 49 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Malawi: 50 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Libya: 38 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Liberia: 58 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kenya: 42 in 100 of its 487 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Israel: 59 in 100 of its 918 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 854 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iraq: 63 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iran: 42 in 100 of its 1,194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Honduras: 73 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Haiti: 63 in 100 of its 763 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)El Salvador: 47 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Costa Rica: 51 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Congo: 84 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Colombia: 38 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Chile: 56 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Myanmar: 77 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Albania: 72 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Afghanistan: 53 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 854 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 854 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 854 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 25 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Tunisia 88 in 100 of its 137 stories · mostly food & livelihood ● Syria 79 in 100 of its 300 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Niger 80 in 100 of its 224 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 66 in 100 of its 854 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 63 in 100 of its 763 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Myanmar 77 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 10,282 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents22% 6,289 stories · about as usual Health16% 4,742 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 4,671 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,435 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 820 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 514 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 490 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 killed9,675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,506 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,374 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees332 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting abductions326 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced175 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US Stories reporting people falling ill45 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 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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