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24,096 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 a disaster in Kyiv, protests in Hanoi (Vietnam) and people injured in Mali. China's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 41 in 100 of its 322 stories, usually 14
RegionOceania 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Ukraine

133 of its 322 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Kyiv accounted for 95 of Ukraine's 133 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Protests & strikes

Vietnam

55 of its 245 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 13 of Hanoi's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

27 of its 42 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
Health

China

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Outbreaks were named in 159 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with respiratory illness and covid. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Libya

69 of its 143 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tripoli accounted for 50 of Libya's 69 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 211 of Iraq's 328 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

158 of its 180 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

131 of its 304 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Brazil

94 of its 286 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Mayotte

11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in France (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mayotte (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in Congo (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Germany (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Israel (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 21 the day before
24 in 10016 in 10011 Dec18 Dec25 Dec1 Jan9 Jan11 Dec: 18 in 10012 Dec: 17 in 10013 Dec: 16 in 10014 Dec: 18 in 10015 Dec: 19 in 10016 Dec: 17 in 10017 Dec: 17 in 10018 Dec: 17 in 10019 Dec: 17 in 10020 Dec: 17 in 10021 Dec: 19 in 10022 Dec: 20 in 10023 Dec: 19 in 10024 Dec: 18 in 10025 Dec: 19 in 10026 Dec: 19 in 10027 Dec: 20 in 10028 Dec: 21 in 10029 Dec: 22 in 10030 Dec: 21 in 10031 Dec: 20 in 1001 Jan: 21 in 1002 Jan: 19 in 1003 Jan: 21 in 1004 Jan: 23 in 1005 Jan: 24 in 1006 Jan: 20 in 1007 Jan: 20 in 1008 Jan: 21 in 1009 Jan: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 24,096 stories about harm among 119,695 counted on 9 Jan.

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Ukraine's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 14%. of the day's 119,695 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Ukraine for the second day running. Mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual in China's news. On 9 January 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 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 180 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia76 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan64 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Syria61 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iran53 in 100 of its 4,954 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1676 Delhi India143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 727 Baghdad Iraq62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Paris France42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 43 in 100 of its 304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vanuatu: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 88 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 31 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 30 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 61 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sweden: 32 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 76 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Solomon Islands: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 47 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 723 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 78 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 32 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Namibia: 34 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 64 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 42 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 48 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 40 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 29 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Laos: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 391 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 32 in 100 of its 527 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 52 in 100 of its 631 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 53 in 100 of its 4,954 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 30 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Fiji: 30 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 41 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 53 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 32 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 82 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brazil: 33 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Australia: 46 in 100 of its 3,234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mayotte: 100 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Puerto Rico 88 in 100 of its 180 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 53 in 100 of its 4,954 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 76 in 100 of its 62 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 52 in 100 of its 631 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 61 in 100 of its 109 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Australia 46 in 100 of its 3,234 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health23% 5,469 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice23% 5,441 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents22% 5,107 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 4,482 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,268 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 838 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 542 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 532 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 killed7,015 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,630 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,195 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions241 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees230 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced159 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill50 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US

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.

● 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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