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26,683 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 news turned to people injured in Mali, protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and rights and justice in Harare. Mali's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMali 75 in 100 of its 51 stories, usually 49
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Mali

38 of its 51 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Bangladesh

110 of its 231 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Germany

291 of its 701 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

17 of its 28 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

39 of its 62 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 14 of Tunis' 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Belgium

10 of Brussels' 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Brazil

139 of its 326 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Lebanon

66 of its 121 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 49 of Lebanon's 66 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Canada (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in India (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in UK (57 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 14 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 26,683 stories about harm among 99,109 counted on 14 Jan.

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Canada's news mentioned power cuts about 6 times as often as usual. 27 in every 100 of the day's 99,109 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 28. A year earlier, on 15 January 2020, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today. Mali stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen79 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Mali75 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia66 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia63 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Syria60 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1563 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2453 New York US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Los Angeles US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Manhattan US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Chicago US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196

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: 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 lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessThailand: 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 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 lessPakistan: 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 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 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 lessLibya: 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: no storiesKenya: 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 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 lessGeorgia: 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 lessEl Salvador: 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 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 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 51 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Yemen: 79 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Uganda: 51 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Türkiye: 42 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Tunisia: 63 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Syria: 60 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 756 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Somalia: 55 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Rwanda: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Philippines: 43 in 100 of its 675 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Nigeria: 36 in 100 of its 1,221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mozambique: 45 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mali: 75 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Lebanon: 55 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Israel: 38 in 100 of its 623 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iraq: 39 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Indonesia: 46 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Germany: 42 in 100 of its 701 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Gambia: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ethiopia: 66 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Egypt: 37 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cuba: 49 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Congo: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)China: 35 in 100 of its 2,421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Hong Kong: 38 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Central African Republic: 53 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cambodia: 57 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Brazil: 43 in 100 of its 326 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bangladesh: 48 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Algeria: 61 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)China: 35 in 100 of its 2,421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Vatican City: 83 in 100 of its 30 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 79 in 100 of its 99 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 66 in 100 of its 96 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 75 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 60 in 100 of its 86 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uganda 51 in 100 of its 246 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Tunisia 63 in 100 of its 62 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 14,855 stories · less than usual (usually 60%) Rights & justice19% 4,983 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence10% 2,598 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 1,976 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 850 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 609 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 311 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 298 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 killed7,630 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,489 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,006 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting refugees169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions135 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations70 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced68 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill41 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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.