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25,643 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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Most of the day's attention went to the earthquake in Indonesia, violence in Bangui and people killed in Norway. Indonesia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 68 in 100 of its 493 stories, usually 49
RegionSoutheast Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

337 of its 493 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Mamuju accounted for 127 of Indonesia's 337 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (212 stories). Earthquake was named in 253 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, landslides and volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Mamuju stories →
Health

Norway

75 of its 178 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Algeria

15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 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.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Snowstorms were named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

13 of Pyongyang's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Train derailment was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Brazil

165 of its 322 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

15 of its 19 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

41 of its 75 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: train derailment in North Korea (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Ecuador (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in UK (61 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in India (26 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 15 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 25,643 stories about harm among 94,432 counted on 15 Jan.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 94,432 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 16 January 2020, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 27 today. Indonesia's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen70 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia69 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 62 · mostly displacement Indonesia68 in 100 of its 493 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba55 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2125 New York US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 Delhi India61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312 Chicago US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 London UK49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 521

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sItaly: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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 readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier 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'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sUkraine: 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'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

● Indonesia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 337 stories about harm ● Cuba few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Central African Republic few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Norway about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 14,446 stories · less than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice18% 4,650 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence9% 2,265 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,194 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 859 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 447 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 299 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 281 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 killed7,135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,786 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.