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19,544 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to building collapse in Russia, evacuations in Germany and rights and justice in Tokyo. Germany's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRussia 62 in 100 of its 1,632 stories, usually 15
RegionEurope 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Disasters & accidents

Russia

1,009 of its 1,632 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Moscow accounted for 861 of Russia's 1,009 stories about harm, carried by 832 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (543 stories). Building collapse was named in 239 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with hypothermia, house fires and gas explosion.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

402 of its 833 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Japan

504 of its 1,001 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tokyo accounted for 466 of Japan's 504 stories about harm, carried by 492 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (448 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

97 of its 179 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lima accounted for 93 of Peru's 97 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 92 of Lima's 93 stories were about protests or strikes.

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

Indonesia

301 of its 377 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Heavy rain was named in 135 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Vietnam

76 of its 183 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 27 of Hanoi's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

UK

1,301 of its 4,531 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (295 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

95 of its 113 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Khartoum accounted for 51 of Sudan's 95 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 50 of Khartoum's 51 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

208 of its 474 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

406 of its 1,190 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Indonesia (135 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Philippines (55 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Italy (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in France (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 19,544 stories about harm among 99,213 counted on 1 Jan.

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Russia stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 99,213 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia's news, mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual. On 1 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 20 today. Over December, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in December 2017.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan84 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia80 in 100 of its 377 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen65 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq62 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Russia62 in 100 of its 1,632 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 861 Paris France92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Lima Peru92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Beijing China77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Tokyo Japan75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: no storiesUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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 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 lessTunisia: 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 lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: 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 lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: 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 lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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: no storiesMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: 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 lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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 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 lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessCosta Rica: 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 lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 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 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 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 lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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 lessZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 65 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vietnam: 42 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)UK: 29 in 100 of its 4,531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 38 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 50 in 100 of its 326 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 41 in 100 of its 432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 84 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 43 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 77 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 31 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 62 in 100 of its 1,632 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 44 in 100 of its 474 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 54 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 1,190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Zealand: 26 in 100 of its 399 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Netherlands: 31 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Morocco: 60 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 33 in 100 of its 473 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malta: 39 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 80 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 32 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 90 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Laos: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Japan: 50 in 100 of its 1,001 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 62 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 29 in 100 of its 359 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 80 in 100 of its 377 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Germany: 48 in 100 of its 833 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Fiji: 31 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 37 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominican Republic: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 57 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 39 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 32 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brazil: 34 in 100 of its 711 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 47 in 100 of its 405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahamas: 52 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Angola: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 60 in 100 of its 435 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Indonesia 80 in 100 of its 377 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sudan 84 in 100 of its 113 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Russia 62 in 100 of its 1,632 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Yemen 65 in 100 of its 212 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 60 in 100 of its 435 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 62 in 100 of its 146 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 5,085 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents22% 4,309 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence20% 3,843 stories · about as usual Health18% 3,479 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,404 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 486 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 333 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 313 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 killed7,045 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people injured2,948 at about twice the usual rate · most about Russia and Japan Stories reporting arrests2,451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,341 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions313 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting people displaced239 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting refugees203 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting evacuations138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill43 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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