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27,463 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 the drought in Madagascar, people killed in Syria and the earthquake in Haiti. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSyria 73 in 100 of its 161 stories, usually 56
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Health

Madagascar

11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

117 of its 161 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

12 of its 22 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Switzerland

81 of its 243 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Lebanon

73 of its 132 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 55 of Lebanon's 73 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Cuba

41 of its 84 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Heatwave was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Jordan

60 of its 164 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Indonesia

199 of its 332 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jakarta accounted for 111 of Indonesia's 199 stories about harm, carried by 374 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Canada (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in China (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (31 of its stories, about three 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 13 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 27,463 stories about harm among 101,639 counted on 13 Jan.

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In Madagascar, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 101,639 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 7 times their usual in Haiti's news. A year earlier, on 14 January 2020, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria73 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia60 in 100 of its 332 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Sudan58 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1842 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2756 Delhi India62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 291 New York US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Hollywood US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Manhattan US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readNauru: 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 readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAruba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGibraltar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Cuba few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Central African Republic few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 215 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 15,023 stories · less than usual (usually 60%) Rights & justice20% 5,352 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence11% 2,896 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents7% 1,799 stories · less than usual (usually 9%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 963 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 638 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 321 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 264 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 killed8,291 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions119 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations71 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill38 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.

● Angera little more 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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