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17,275 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 storms in Iceland, gas explosion in France and evacuations in China. China's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about France and China → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 75 in 100 of its 95 stories, usually 35
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

71 of its 95 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Akureyri accounted for 65 of Iceland's 71 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Storms were named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Akureyri stories →
Displacement

France

596 of its 1,146 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Paris accounted for 523 of France's 596 stories about harm, carried by 438 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (199 stories). Gas explosion was named in 103 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with avalanche.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

China

483 of its 1,678 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

267 of its 424 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Damascus accounted for 159 of Syria's 267 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Venezuela

103 of its 250 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Caracas accounted for 82 of Venezuela's 103 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. 52 of Caracas' 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Austria

110 of its 244 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Italy

295 of its 762 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sweden

66 of its 133 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Finland

26 of its 73 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

39 of its 138 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). House fires were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: norovirus in Jamaica (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in Switzerland (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Indonesia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Germany (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Russia (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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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 17,275 stories about harm among 92,996 counted on 13 Jan.

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Iceland's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 92,996 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about France and China. Iceland's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen83 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland75 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan65 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 424 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 523 Tehran Iran131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Toronto Canada120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Washington US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 842 Damascus Syria75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'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: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: 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'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Austria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 132 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 4,859 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 3,408 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,907 stories · about as usual Health17% 2,888 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,245 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 592 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 582 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 485 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 killed5,380 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,996 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,803 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting evacuations313 at about twice the usual rate · most about France and China Stories reporting abductions278 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Costa Rica Stories reporting refugees249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced97 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill32 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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