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24,956 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 day's news pointed at rights and justice in Nairobi, protests in Algiers (Algeria) and illness in Taipei. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 46 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMacao 73 in 100 of its 52 stories, usually 20
RegionEast Asia 61 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Kenya

291 of its 566 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Nairobi accounted for 118 of Kenya's 291 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (200 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

24 of its 42 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 10 of Algiers' 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

233 of its 289 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Idlib accounted for 176 of Syria's 233 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

China

4,308 of its 6,094 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Wuhan accounted for 2,244 of China's 4,308 stories about harm, carried by 1,996 outlets. Typhoon was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

70 of its 251 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 18 of Lesbos' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

44 of its 202 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 42 of Iraq's 92 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. 21 of Baghdad's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 109 of Iran's 183 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Macao

38 of its 52 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in New Zealand (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Mexico (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); measles in Australia (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in India (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Feb. 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 24,956 stories about harm among 121,076 counted on 4 Feb.

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New Zealand's news mentioned flooding about 5 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 121,076 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Kenya, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. A year earlier, on 4 February 2019, 20 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 →

Syria81 in 100 of its 289 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Macao73 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 20 · mostly health China71 in 100 of its 6,094 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Puerto Rico61 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq56 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Wuhan China228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2244 Delhi India165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 407 Washington US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 515 Nairobi Kenya47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Beijing China37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 364

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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 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: 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 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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 storiesMorocco: 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 lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLaos: 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 lessHaiti: 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 lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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: no storiesFrench 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 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: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: 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 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 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 lessAustralia: 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 storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: no storiesAruba: 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 storiesNorfolk 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 lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 47 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 35 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 35 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uzbekistan: 36 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Puerto Rico: 61 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 305 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 290 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tanzania: 33 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Taiwan: 50 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 81 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 47 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 69 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 38 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 46 in 100 of its 617 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 681 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)North Korea: 46 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 1,595 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Namibia: 35 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mozambique: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mauritania: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 38 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Liberia: 32 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 30 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Latvia: 34 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 51 in 100 of its 566 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 31 in 100 of its 780 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 56 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 42 in 100 of its 437 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Honduras: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guatemala: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greece: 28 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Georgia: 48 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 30 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 30 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Costa Rica: 39 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 33 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 71 in 100 of its 6,094 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 49 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burundi: 90 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Brazil: 29 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bolivia: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Algeria: 57 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 54 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 71 in 100 of its 6,094 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Macao: 73 in 100 of its 52 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

● Syria 81 in 100 of its 289 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● China 71 in 100 of its 6,094 stories · mostly health ● Kenya 51 in 100 of its 566 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iraq 56 in 100 of its 165 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Puerto Rico 61 in 100 of its 102 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Macao 73 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health46% 11,256 stories · much more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice21% 5,254 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents12% 3,033 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence9% 2,310 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,096 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 645 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 554 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 397 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 killed7,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations507 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people displaced227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill161 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.