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15,454 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 protests in Moscow (Russia), illness in Lisbon and heavy rain in Mozambique. Russia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Ukraine →
Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRussia 60 in 100 of its 693 stories, usually 33
RegionEurope 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Russia

413 of its 693 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Moscow accounted for 335 of Russia's 413 stories about harm, carried by 687 outlets. 264 of Moscow's 335 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (253 stories). Poisoning was named in 192 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Health

Portugal

38 of its 86 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Lisbon accounted for 32 of Portugal's 38 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Belarus

15 of its 21 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 6 of Minsk's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Hong Kong

63 of its 131 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Outbreaks were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

37 of its 52 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tunis accounted for 27 of Tunisia's 37 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 14 of Tunis' 27 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Brazil

95 of its 176 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Displacement

Sudan

26 of its 33 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Uruguay

7 of its 13 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Hong Kong (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in South Africa (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in China (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in US (57 of its stories, about three times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 15,454 stories about harm among 55,479 counted on 23 Jan.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Ukraine. 28 in every 100 of the day's 55,479 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Russia's news, mentions of poisoning ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 24 January 2020, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today. Russia's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia71 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Russia60 in 100 of its 693 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia59 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 55 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US398 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1167 Moscow Russia264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Delhi India57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Manhattan US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Hollywood US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: 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'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSamoa: 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'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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'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 readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSão Tomé: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Russia about three times as angry as the world's · 413 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Portugal few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 8,825 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,692 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,391 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,211 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 707 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 265 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 158 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 110 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 killed4,870 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,400 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured862 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US

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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