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17,379 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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Protests in Algiers (Algeria), landslides in Indonesia and rights and justice in Beirut drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Australia and Indonesia →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 73 in 100 of its 368 stories, usually 29
RegionOceania 42 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

Algeria

41 of its 59 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Algiers accounted for 30 of Algeria's 41 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 28 of Algiers' 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

268 of its 368 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Jakarta accounted for 239 of Indonesia's 268 stories about harm, carried by 337 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Landslides were named in 135 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia, power cuts and storms.

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

Iran

145 of its 299 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 59 of Tehran's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Earthquake was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

181 of its 337 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Taipei accounted for 154 of Taiwan's 181 stories about harm, carried by 535 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

1,025 of its 2,213 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (162 stories). Power cuts were named in 96 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

65 of its 99 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 3 of Oromo's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 279 of Iraq's 320 stories about harm, carried by 475 outlets. 239 of Baghdad's 279 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Japan

243 of its 847 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (111 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Taiwan (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in New Zealand (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Poland (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Iran (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Australia (96 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 2 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 17,379 stories about harm among 90,070 counted on 2 Jan.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Australia and Indonesia. 19 in every 100 of the day's 90,070 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Algeria stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. A year earlier, on 2 January 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Indonesia73 in 100 of its 368 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Algeria69 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia66 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan62 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq239 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Washington US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Delhi India74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Tehran Iran59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Beijing China51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: 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 readSt 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'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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 readCroatia: 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'sChad: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: 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: 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: 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: 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'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times 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 twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAmerican Samoa: 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

● Ethiopia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 320 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 208 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 100 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 4,893 stories · about as usual Health23% 3,872 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 3,865 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence11% 1,952 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,126 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 650 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 376 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 338 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 killed5,487 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,382 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured1,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations317 at about three times the usual rate · most about Australia and Indonesia Stories reporting people displaced230 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting abductions181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees172 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.