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20,071 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 tsunami in Puerto Rico, violence in Tripoli and protests in Delhi (India) drew the news. Puerto Rico's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 88 in 100 of its 144 stories, usually 37
RegionOceania 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

127 of its 144 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Tsunami was named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts and landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

105 of its 172 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tripoli accounted for 78 of Libya's 105 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Protests & strikes

India

278 of Delhi's 437 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (296 stories). Landslides were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

India over 30 days → its stories → Delhi stories →
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Conflict & violence

Kenya

269 of its 464 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

1,788 of its 3,651 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (147 stories). Cyclone was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Rights & justice

Uganda

77 of its 154 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kampala accounted for 42 of Uganda's 77 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

139 of its 288 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jakarta accounted for 106 of Indonesia's 139 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Cambodia

30 of its 64 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Building collapse was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 428 of Iraq's 503 stories about harm, carried by 723 outlets. Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in China (125 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); building collapse in Cambodia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Ireland (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); natural hazards in Russia (10 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 6 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 20,071 stories about harm among 101,001 counted on 6 Jan.

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Puerto Rico's news was 88% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. of the day's 101,001 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Puerto Rico's news mentioned the tsunami about 6 times as often as usual. On 6 January 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico88 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Cyprus74 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Syria68 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Libya61 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Kenya58 in 100 of its 464 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran319 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1104 Delhi India278 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437 Hollywood US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392 Baghdad Iraq105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 428 Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 516

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readCuraçao: 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: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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'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 readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times 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'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAnguilla: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,899 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as angry as the world's · 269 stories about harm ● Puerto Rico about twice as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Cyprus about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Iraq about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 503 stories about harm ● Libya about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 105 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence23% 4,479 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice23% 4,469 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents21% 4,209 stories · about as usual Health20% 3,999 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,180 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 645 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 415 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 351 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 killed6,328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions380 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations234 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting refugees169 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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.

● Angera little more than 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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