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22,535 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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People injured in Pakistan, protests in Tuen Mun (Hong Kong) and a disaster in Port-au-Prince drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 69 in 100 of its 75 stories, usually 36
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

308 of its 769 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (91 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

20 of Tuen Mun's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Tuen Mun stories →
Rights & justice

Brazil

84 of its 258 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Mexico

139 of its 458 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Kashmir

112 of its 262 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jammu accounted for 99 of Kashmir's 112 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Malawi

23 of its 54 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 7 of Lilongwe's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

16 of its 43 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 7 of Rabat's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Idlib accounted for 35 of Syria's 108 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 1,396 of Iran's 2,114 stories about harm, carried by 1,821 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in China (56 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Kenya (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in Malaysia (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Germany (11 of its stories, about 10 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 10 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 22,535 stories about harm among 109,126 counted on 10 Jan.

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In China's news, mentions of Covid ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 109,126 stories, above the usual 19. A year earlier, on 10 January 2019, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. In Pakistan, 40% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico85 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria70 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti69 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq58 in 100 of its 470 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran57 in 100 of its 3,680 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1396 Delhi India140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328 Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 772 Sydney Australia100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357 Baghdad Iraq88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'sMalaysia: 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: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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'sEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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 readColombia: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than 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'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJersey: 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

● Niger few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 273 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Brazil about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 84 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 5,378 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents23% 5,148 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health20% 4,522 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 3,982 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,359 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 778 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 508 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 462 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 killed6,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,554 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,136 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions212 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 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 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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