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11,128 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 protests in Almaty (Kazakhstan), heavy rain in Brazil and violence in Tigray. Cyprus' coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 73 in 100 of its 179 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 63 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

220 of its 326 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Almaty accounted for 179 of Kazakhstan's 220 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. 137 of Almaty's 179 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (106 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Almaty stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

130 of its 179 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Minas Gerais accounted for 99 of Brazil's 130 stories about harm, carried by 385 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Heavy rain was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Minas Gerais stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

36 of its 51 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tigray accounted for 28 of Ethiopia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Health

Cyprus

61 of its 83 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

303 of its 493 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Murree accounted for 191 of Pakistan's 303 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Snowstorms were named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning, storms and extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

44 of its 57 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Cyclone was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

80 of its 146 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 49 of Iran's 80 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Kashmir

67 of its 102 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Snowstorms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belgium

16 of its 38 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 8 of Brussels' 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Czechia

16 of its 26 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 9 of Prague's 14 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Pakistan (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Panama (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Kashmir (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 11,128 stories about harm among 37,701 counted on 9 Jan.

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The news turned to Kazakhstan for the sixth day running. 30 in every 100 of the day's 37,701 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 28. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Brazil's news mentioned heavy rain about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 9 January 2021, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 30 today. This week the news turned most often to Kazakhstan, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Fiji77 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Cyprus73 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 29 · mostly health Brazil73 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia71 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Kazakhstan67 in 100 of its 326 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Almaty Kazakhstan137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Chicago US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Paris France25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Khartoum Sudan25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: no storiesTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: 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: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: 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 lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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: no storiesMongolia: 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 lessMali: 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 lessLebanon: 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 lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: 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 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: 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: no storiesCongo: 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 lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 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 storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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 lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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: no storiesWallis & 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 lessYemen: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Vietnam: 43 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Türkiye: 45 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Thailand: 56 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Syria: 59 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Sri Lanka: 42 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)South Africa: 42 in 100 of its 290 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Philippines: 47 in 100 of its 415 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Panama: 54 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Pakistan: 61 in 100 of its 493 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Nepal: 56 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kuwait: 48 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kazakhstan: 67 in 100 of its 326 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Jamaica: 42 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Israel: 50 in 100 of its 371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Iran: 55 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Indonesia: 50 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)India: 41 in 100 of its 2,481 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Fiji: 77 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Ethiopia: 71 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Egypt: 40 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Czechia: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Cyprus: 73 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Canada: 39 in 100 of its 668 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Myanmar: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Brazil: 73 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Bosnia: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Bangladesh: 46 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kashmir: 66 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kashmir: 66 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kashmir: 66 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)Kashmir: 66 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 30)
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 30 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

● Brazil 73 in 100 of its 179 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Kazakhstan 67 in 100 of its 326 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Pakistan 61 in 100 of its 493 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Cyprus 73 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly health ● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 158 stories · mostly displacement ● Fiji 77 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 6,192 stories · less than usual (usually 58%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,552 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Rights & justice14% 1,543 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 864 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 317 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 205 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 182 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 177 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 killed3,005 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected964 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil Stories reporting arrests794 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured771 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil Stories reporting refugees89 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions87 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced80 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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