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13,267 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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Flooding in Tonga, protests in Tunis (Tunisia) and people injured in Japan drew the news. Japan's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTonga 97 in 100 of its 222 stories, usually 18
RegionOceania 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Tonga

215 of its 222 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Matangi Tonga accounted for 52 of Tonga's 215 stories about harm, carried by 423 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storm surge.

Tonga over 30 days → its stories → Matangi Tonga stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

26 of its 44 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tunis accounted for 23 of Tunisia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 12 of Tunis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Health

Japan

100 of its 372 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

56 of its 92 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

Almaty accounted for 27 of Kazakhstan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 15 of Almaty's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. 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.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Argentina

19 of its 36 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Vietnam

56 of its 111 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

New Zealand

86 of its 196 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Cyclone was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storm surge in US (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 29; 27 the day before
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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 13,267 stories about harm among 47,362 counted on 15 Jan.

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Tonga stood out: 97% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 28 in every 100 of the day's 47,362 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 15 January 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga97 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents Kazakhstan65 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia65 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir61 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Philippines57 in 100 of its 372 stories · usually 55 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 562 Moscow Russia31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Boston US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Chicago US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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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: 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 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 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 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 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 lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: 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 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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 lessEgypt: 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 lessCongo: 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 lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCameroon: 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 lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: no storiesBosnia 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 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 lessAfghanistan: 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: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & 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: no storiesCook 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 52 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Vietnam: 50 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)US: 35 in 100 of its 14,251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Uganda: 46 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Tunisia: 59 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Trinidad & Tobago: 45 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Tonga: 97 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Taiwan: 41 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Syria: 51 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Sri Lanka: 40 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Philippines: 57 in 100 of its 372 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)New Zealand: 44 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Nepal: 49 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Morocco: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Liberia: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kazakhstan: 65 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Indonesia: 48 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Gambia: 77 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Fiji: 53 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Ethiopia: 65 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Cuba: 45 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Hong Kong: 53 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Canada: 39 in 100 of its 1,177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Cambodia: 48 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Myanmar: 66 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Bangladesh: 47 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Argentina: 53 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)
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 28 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

● Tonga 97 in 100 of its 222 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Philippines 57 in 100 of its 372 stories · mostly health ● Kazakhstan 65 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 61 in 100 of its 92 stories · mostly health ● Ethiopia 65 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Vietnam 50 in 100 of its 111 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 7,346 stories · less than usual (usually 60%) Rights & justice16% 2,050 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,919 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence6% 768 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 368 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 293 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 274 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 131 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 killed2,689 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected785 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions99 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations47 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Tonga Stories reporting refugees47 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people displaced45 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting people falling ill9 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 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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