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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.

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 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 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt 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 lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: 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 storiesNamibia: 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 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 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 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: no storiesEl Salvador: 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 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: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessChad: 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 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 storiesAlbania: 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 lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: near the world's share or lessAruba: 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 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: 49 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Yemen: 70 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Puerto Rico: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)US: 34 in 100 of its 30,538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)UK: 35 in 100 of its 6,934 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Uganda: 52 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Türkiye: 43 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Tunisia: 48 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Syria: 51 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Africa: 35 in 100 of its 706 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Somalia: 49 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Philippines: 46 in 100 of its 617 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Norway: 42 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Nigeria: 37 in 100 of its 1,245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Nepal: 42 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mali: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Liberia: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Lebanon: 47 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 363 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Indonesia: 68 in 100 of its 493 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ethiopia: 69 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Egypt: 41 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ecuador: 79 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cuba: 55 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Croatia: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Congo: 70 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Central African Republic: 82 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cambodia: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Brazil: 51 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bangladesh: 49 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Algeria: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Afghanistan: 64 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Vatican City: 77 in 100 of its 13 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

● Indonesia 68 in 100 of its 493 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Ethiopia 69 in 100 of its 91 stories · mostly displacement ● Afghanistan 64 in 100 of its 107 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 70 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Brazil 51 in 100 of its 322 stories · mostly health ● Uganda 52 in 100 of its 209 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

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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