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23,178 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to the hunger in Yemen, rights and justice in Harare and people killed in Chad. Yemen's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostCuba 64 in 100 of its 97 stories, usually 36
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Yemen

148 of its 166 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Sanaa accounted for 71 of Yemen's 148 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Hunger was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Rights & justice

Chad

27 of its 66 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).

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

Cuba

62 of its 97 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Havana accounted for 44 of Cuba's 62 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Spain

137 of its 384 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Snowstorms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with extreme cold.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

76 of its 159 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Tunisia

19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tunis accounted for 16 of Tunisia's 19 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Japan

187 of its 655 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Indonesia (52 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in India (233 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in New Zealand (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in Spain (25 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 23,178 stories about harm among 84,552 counted on 11 Jan.

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Yemen's news mentioned the hunger about three times as often as usual. 27 in every 100 of the day's 84,552 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 12 January 2020, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 27 today. Yemen stood out: 89% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 69%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen89 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba64 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia59 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1472 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2069 New York US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Chicago US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 San Francisco US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Los Angeles US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184

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 lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessTurkey: 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 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 lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 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: no storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: 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 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 lessMali: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 lessKenya: 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 lessIran: 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 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 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: 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: no storiesDjibouti: 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 lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: 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 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 lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: 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 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 storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 51 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Yemen: 89 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Uganda: 49 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Tunisia: 68 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Thailand: 39 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Syria: 54 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Spain: 36 in 100 of its 384 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Africa: 40 in 100 of its 741 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Somalia: 49 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Seychelles: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Philippines: 44 in 100 of its 581 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Pakistan: 37 in 100 of its 700 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Nigeria: 35 in 100 of its 1,335 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Libya: 44 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Lebanon: 40 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kazakhstan: 44 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 511 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iraq: 47 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Indonesia: 49 in 100 of its 425 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ethiopia: 59 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cuba: 64 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Congo: 78 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Chad: 41 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Central African Republic: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cambodia: 54 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Albania: 81 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Afghanistan: 55 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)
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 27 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

● Yemen 89 in 100 of its 166 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 64 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 49 in 100 of its 425 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 55 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Zimbabwe 51 in 100 of its 171 stories · mostly health ● Ethiopia 59 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 12,556 stories · much less than usual (usually 60%) Rights & justice19% 4,471 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence11% 2,443 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents8% 1,824 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 823 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 443 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 225 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 195 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 killed7,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,062 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions105 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees97 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kashmir Stories reporting evacuations71 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill42 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
● 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.