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24,430 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 news turned to protests in Tunis (Tunisia), the tsunami in Peru and people displaced in Trabzon. Türkiye's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and Papua New Guinea → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPeru 87 in 100 of its 830 stories, usually 41
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 49 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

292 of its 325 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tunis accounted for 263 of Tunisia's 292 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. 257 of Tunis' 263 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (262 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

725 of its 830 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Acari accounted for 470 of Peru's 725 stories about harm, carried by 558 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Tsunami was named in 662 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Acari stories →
Displacement

Türkiye

508 of its 764 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Trabzon accounted for 351 of Türkiye's 508 stories about harm, carried by 570 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (213 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Trabzon stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

774 of its 1,342 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 562 of Israel's 774 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Portugal

117 of its 221 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories). Wildfires were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zambia

48 of its 84 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 19 of Lusaka's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

117 of its 135 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Rabaul accounted for 83 of Papua New Guinea's 117 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (102 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

209 of its 292 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 152 of Lebanon's 209 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (127 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cameroon

72 of its 96 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

France

418 of its 975 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Food poisoning was named in 191 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with poisoning.

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Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in France (191 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in Portugal (33 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in Puerto Rico (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in New Zealand (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Ghana (12 of its stories, about 4 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 14 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 24,430 stories about harm among 100,449 counted on 14 Jan.

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In Peru's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 100,449 stories, above the usual 23. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and Papua New Guinea. A year earlier, on 14 January 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Tunisia, on 6 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 →

Niger92 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia90 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Peru87 in 100 of its 830 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Papua New Guinea87 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen80 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1103 Tunis Tunisia257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Jerusalem Israel193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 562 Hollywood US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 489 Tehran Iran167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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 readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice 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'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: 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'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 508 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Cameroon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 270 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 7,261 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents26% 6,193 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence16% 3,911 stories · about as usual Health15% 3,520 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,222 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 919 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 604 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 443 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 killed7,329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,141 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting arrests2,672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,077 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations617 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Papua New Guinea Stories reporting refugees576 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Israel Stories reporting people displaced251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Austria

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
● Griefa little less than 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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