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23,544 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 day's news pointed at oil spill in Peru, protests in Baku (Azerbaijan) and deaths in Monrovia. Azerbaijan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 55 in 100 of its 86 stories, usually 33
RegionOceania 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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

Peru

47 of its 86 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Lima accounted for 36 of Peru's 47 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Oil spill was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

50 of its 132 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 18 of Baku's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Baku stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Liberia

42 of its 98 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Monrovia accounted for 36 of Liberia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

65 of its 89 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). HIV was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with malaria and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 35 of Sudan's 43 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 31 of Khartoum's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

127 of its 244 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

French Polynesia

10 of its 16 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 72 of Afghanistan's 132 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Reports of refugees 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.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Cuba (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Spain (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in France (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in UK (21 of its stories, about three times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 23,544 stories about harm among 90,690 counted on 20 Jan.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 17 December 2021. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 26 in every 100 of the day's 90,690 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 29. In Peru, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga88 in 100 of its 288 stories · usually 86 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria73 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen64 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia57 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1050 Khartoum Sudan31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 35 Chicago US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Delhi India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Kabul Afghanistan27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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 readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: 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 angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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 three times as angry as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Liberia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 13,507 stories · about as usual Rights & justice16% 3,713 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,509 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,516 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 696 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 672 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 454 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 247 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 killed4,888 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,626 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,499 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,041 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions409 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Tonga

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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