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20,476 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 day's news pointed at flooding in Colombia, protests in Harare (Zimbabwe) and the earthquake in Chile. Colombia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Lebanon → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 86 in 100 of its 271 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Conflict & violence

Colombia

160 of its 186 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Bogota accounted for 113 of Colombia's 160 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

406 of its 635 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 244 of Harare's 284 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (115 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 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.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

233 of its 271 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Santiago accounted for 196 of Chile's 233 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Earthquake was named in 229 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and landslides.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Mali

201 of its 217 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Aguelhok accounted for 148 of Mali's 201 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

165 of its 355 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 133 of Athens' 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (130 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

569 of its 732 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Israel

696 of its 1,323 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (126 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

103 of its 203 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

UK

1,314 of its 4,863 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Road crashes were named in 310 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Italy (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in UK (310 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); snowstorms in US (1219 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 20,476 stories about harm among 95,606 counted on 20 Jan.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Colombia. of the day's 95,606 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Chile's news. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Lebanon. This week the news turned most often to Zimbabwe, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia97 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Mali93 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia86 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Chile86 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan79 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US431 stories about protests or strikes, of its 824 Harare Zimbabwe244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Chicago US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 647 Jerusalem Israel174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 457 Athens Greece133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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 readRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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 readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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 readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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 readHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 a little warmer than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 · 201 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 297 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as fearful as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 129 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 5,681 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 4,823 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 3,649 stories · about as usual Health14% 2,895 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,278 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 745 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 691 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 433 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 killed7,122 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people affected2,336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,999 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and France Stories reporting refugees552 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions399 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting evacuations243 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and the UK Stories reporting people displaced238 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel

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.

● Angera little more than 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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