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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

usually 19; 20 the day before
24 in 10016 in 10012 Dec19 Dec26 Dec2 Jan10 Jan12 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 10010 Jan: 21 in 100 · this day

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.

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 lessVanuatu: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 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 lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 lessLiberia: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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 lessFiji: 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 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: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: 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: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & 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: near the world's share or lessSt 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 33 in 100 of its 316 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Puerto Rico: 85 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 29 in 100 of its 304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 70 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 769 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 91 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Morocco: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 30 in 100 of its 458 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 59 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malawi: 43 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 46 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 29 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Laos: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 29 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 34 in 100 of its 373 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 58 in 100 of its 470 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 57 in 100 of its 3,680 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 69 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 46 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)El Salvador: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 61 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 30 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 90 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Brazil: 33 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Australia: 46 in 100 of its 3,136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Angola: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Albania: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mayotte: 100 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
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 21 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 85 in 100 of its 116 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 70 in 100 of its 155 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 57 in 100 of its 3,680 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 58 in 100 of its 470 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 69 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Australia 46 in 100 of its 3,136 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

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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