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24,770 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 a disaster in Kyiv, violence in Mogadishu and protests in Ayia Napa (Cyprus). Congo's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 89 in 100 of its 284 stories, usually 57
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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

Ukraine

141 of its 372 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Kyiv accounted for 107 of Ukraine's 141 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (100 stories). Accidents were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

89 of its 109 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Mogadishu accounted for 74 of Somalia's 89 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Cyprus

41 of its 76 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ayia Napa accounted for 31 of Cyprus' 41 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 17 of Ayia Napa's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Ayia Napa stories →
Health

Congo

25 of its 29 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Measles was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 412 of Iraq's 672 stories about harm, carried by 795 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

253 of its 284 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 2,434 of Iran's 3,946 stories about harm, carried by 2,462 outlets. Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Marshall Islands

12 of its 14 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

1,683 of its 3,589 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Rights & justice

Japan

329 of its 1,271 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in China (59 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Malaysia (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Israel (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in US (118 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Iraq (10 of its stories, about three 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 8 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 24,770 stories about harm among 116,924 counted on 8 Jan.

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Ukraine stood out: 38% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 116,924 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Congo's news mentioned measles more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 8 January 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico89 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia82 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan66 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 61 · mostly displacement Syria63 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iran54 in 100 of its 7,270 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran270 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2434 Delhi India161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Baghdad Iraq112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 412 Washington US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 590 Mumbai India43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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'sSwitzerland: 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'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: 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'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMarshall Islands: 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 3,946 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 672 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Marshall Islands few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 12 stories about harm ● Somalia about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 89 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence24% 5,837 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice22% 5,490 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents21% 5,166 stories · about as usual Health19% 4,683 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,504 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 749 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 537 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 464 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 killed8,382 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting arrests2,695 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,722 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations257 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and Australia Stories reporting refugees241 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced188 at about the usual rate 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 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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