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43,975 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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Violence in Salmani, storms in Puerto Rico and people affected in Panama drew the news. Libya's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLibya 93 in 100 of its 643 stories, usually 56
RegionSouth Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Libya

598 of its 643 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Salmani accounted for 290 of Libya's 598 stories about harm, carried by 457 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (539 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Salmani stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

156 of its 276 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Panama

31 of its 118 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Panama over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Denmark

40 of its 131 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

962 of its 1,147 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Kabul accounted for 478 of Afghanistan's 962 stories about harm, carried by 429 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Albania

31 of its 55 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Flu was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

337 of its 614 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

817 of its 1,798 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (221 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 495 of Israel's 687 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. 375 of Jerusalem's 495 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Afrin accounted for 588 of Syria's 879 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Albania (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Chile (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in South Africa (92 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Somalia (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Palestine (91 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 43,975 stories about harm among 217,556 counted on 24 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 22 December 2017. Mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual in Puerto Rico's news. of the day's 217,556 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. Libya stood out: 93% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 56%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya93 in 100 of its 643 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan84 in 100 of its 1,147 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Congo82 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Yemen78 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar75 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel375 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 Washington US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1822 Ramallah Palestine156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 413 Paris France152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 498 Kabul Afghanistan125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478

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'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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFiji: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBrazil: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: 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 warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Libya about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 598 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 962 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 879 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 337 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 13,302 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health21% 9,036 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence18% 7,674 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,510 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,443 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,497 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,350 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,015 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 killed12,843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,959 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,493 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees961 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations478 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced359 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill65 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria 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 softer than 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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