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44,132 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Rights and justice in Warsaw, violence in Akobo and protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina) drew the news. Poland's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPoland 59 in 100 of its 868 stories, usually 25
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Rights & justice

Poland

510 of its 868 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Warsaw accounted for 333 of Poland's 510 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

130 of its 164 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Akobo accounted for 114 of South Sudan's 130 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Akobo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

28 of its 60 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Kenya

383 of its 918 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 150 of Nairobi's 240 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (186 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

United Arab Emirates

127 of its 635 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 93 of Dubai's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

41 of its 182 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

437 of its 1,380 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Cyclone was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storm surge and wildfires.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Vietnam

165 of its 472 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guyana

25 of its 79 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 14 of Georgetown's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (118 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in U.S. Virgin Islands (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Malawi (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (69 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Namibia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
25 in 10019 in 1003 Jan10 Jan17 Jan24 Jan1 Feb3 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 10014 Jan: 24 in 10015 Jan: 24 in 10016 Jan: 23 in 10017 Jan: 22 in 10018 Jan: 22 in 10019 Jan: 22 in 10020 Jan: 25 in 10021 Jan: 25 in 10022 Jan: 21 in 10023 Jan: 21 in 10024 Jan: 20 in 10025 Jan: 20 in 10026 Jan: 20 in 10027 Jan: 23 in 10028 Jan: 24 in 10029 Jan: 20 in 10030 Jan: 19 in 10031 Jan: 20 in 1001 Feb: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Feb. 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 44,132 stories about harm among 230,626 counted on 1 Feb.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 8 times their usual. Poland stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 230,626 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 1 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today. Over January, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in January 2017.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan79 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Kiribati68 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 503 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia64 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Libya64 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 67 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2032 Honolulu US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Nairobi Kenya150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Crozet US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478 Dover US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130

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 lessVenezuela: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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 storiesSlovakia: 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 lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessParaguay: 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 lessNicaragua: 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 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 lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: 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 lessLiberia: 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 storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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 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 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: no storiesPitcairn: 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: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZambia: 28 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 55 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vietnam: 35 in 100 of its 472 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)U.S. Virgin Islands: 55 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 40 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 32 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 54 in 100 of its 819 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 64 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 1,251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 79 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 1,870 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 56 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Solomon Islands: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Saudi Arabia: 38 in 100 of its 497 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Poland: 59 in 100 of its 868 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 1,416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 43 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Papua New Guinea: 30 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 1,370 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 28 in 100 of its 381 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 2,299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 63 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 32 in 100 of its 1,380 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mauritania: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 42 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 43 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 64 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kiribati: 68 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 42 in 100 of its 918 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 42 in 100 of its 1,786 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 1,324 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 37 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 49 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 42 in 100 of its 458 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hungary: 25 in 100 of its 295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 32 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guyana: 32 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guinea: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 47 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Gambia: 46 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 51 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 36 in 100 of its 479 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominica: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greenland: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Denmark: 26 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 28 in 100 of its 365 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 34 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hong Kong: 36 in 100 of its 397 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Central African Republic: 56 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cameroon: 44 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 40 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 63 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belgium: 35 in 100 of its 491 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 47 in 100 of its 851 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Argentina: 28 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Albania: 41 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 67 in 100 of its 503 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 1,324 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 1,324 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 1,324 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Maldives: 40 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● South Sudan 79 in 100 of its 164 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 67 in 100 of its 503 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 62 in 100 of its 1,251 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Myanmar 63 in 100 of its 339 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Poland 59 in 100 of its 868 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Türkiye 54 in 100 of its 819 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 13,249 stories · about as usual Health23% 9,939 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence15% 6,610 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,430 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,574 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,766 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,407 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,130 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 killed11,424 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests5,852 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,562 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees993 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions480 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced465 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations268 at about half the usual rate · most about New Zealand and the US Stories reporting people falling ill85 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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.