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11,940 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Mong Kok (Hong Kong), flooding in Indonesia and rights and justice in Ayia Napa. Cyprus' coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 78 in 100 of its 200 stories, usually 37
RegionOceania 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

155 of its 200 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Mong Kok accounted for 116 of Hong Kong's 155 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. 112 of Mong Kok's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Mong Kok stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

131 of its 197 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Jakarta accounted for 97 of Indonesia's 131 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and hypothermia.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Rights & justice

Cyprus

38 of its 44 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Ayia Napa accounted for 36 of Cyprus' 38 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Ayia Napa stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

39 of its 53 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

515 of its 727 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 467 of Iraq's 515 stories about harm, carried by 1,231 outlets. 388 of Baghdad's 467 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

70 of its 136 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

688 of its 1,597 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (191 stories). Tornadoes were named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts and measles.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

138 of its 411 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Lebanon

57 of its 110 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Beirut accounted for 47 of Lebanon's 57 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Africa

17 of Table Mountain's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (37 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks, measles and storms.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Zimbabwe (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Canada (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in South Africa (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in UK (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in Australia (42 of its stories, about 7 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 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 11,940 stories about harm among 58,200 counted on 1 Jan.

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On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. Indonesia's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. Hong Kong's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. of the day's 58,200 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Over December, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in December 2018.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Hong Kong78 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Sudan74 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq71 in 100 of its 727 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia66 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq388 stories about protests or strikes, of its 467 Mong Kok Hong Kong112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Delhi India70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Washington US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Tehran Iran48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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'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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readSan 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'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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 warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful 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'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 515 stories about harm ● Cyprus few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 219 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 95 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 3,370 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 2,579 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Health19% 2,277 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence16% 1,868 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 706 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 438 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 250 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 231 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 killed4,158 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting arrests1,632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,519 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured1,057 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 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 harsher 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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