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18,337 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 drownings in Tonga, violence in Abu Dhabi and protests in Khartoum (Sudan). the United Arab Emirates' coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostTonga 95 in 100 of its 369 stories, usually 71
RegionOceania 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

Tonga

352 of its 369 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Hunga accounted for 104 of Tonga's 352 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (97 stories). Drownings were named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Tonga over 30 days → its stories → Hunga stories →
Conflict & violence

United Arab Emirates

205 of its 543 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Abu Dhabi accounted for 136 of the United Arab Emirates' 205 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Hunger was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

United Arab Emirates over 30 days → its stories → Abu Dhabi stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 44 of Sudan's 60 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 39 of Khartoum's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Train derailment was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

Jordan

37 of its 107 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

123 of its 212 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 58 of Afghanistan's 123 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Earthquake was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

107 of its 129 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Qatar

44 of its 118 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Iran

61 of its 134 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 36 of Iran's 61 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Malawi

22 of its 49 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 3 of Lilongwe's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Health

Trinidad & Tobago

26 of its 41 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Peru (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Afghanistan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (75 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (12 of its stories, about 4 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 17 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 18,337 stories about harm among 66,959 counted on 17 Jan.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 66,959 stories, below the usual 29. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. For the third day running, the news turned to Tonga. A year earlier, on 17 January 2021, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga95 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen83 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan65 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia55 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 44 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 Colleyville US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Khartoum Sudan39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Atlanta US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Chicago US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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 readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMacao: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Yemen about 4 times as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates about three times as angry as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 123 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 9,585 stories · much less than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice17% 3,063 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,588 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence8% 1,419 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 497 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 430 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 426 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 183 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 killed3,799 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured737 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the United Arab Emirates Stories reporting abductions602 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced80 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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
● 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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