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12,931 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 Tu Hieu (Vietnam), rights and justice in Kabul and illness in Kwai Chung. Afghanistan's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostSyria 89 in 100 of its 76 stories, usually 55
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

110 of its 197 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 16 of Tu Hieu's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Tu Hieu stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

115 of its 186 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kabul accounted for 48 of Afghanistan's 115 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Hong Kong

32 of its 50 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kwai Chung accounted for 24 of Hong Kong's 32 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Kwai Chung stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

68 of its 76 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Mexico

89 of its 198 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

145 of its 175 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Singapore

43 of its 104 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Pakistan

223 of its 522 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Japan

93 of its 410 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Colombia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in Russia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Australia (10 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 22 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 12,931 stories about harm among 47,245 counted on 22 Jan.

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Mentions of oil spill ran more than ten times their usual in Russia's news. of the day's 47,245 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 29. On 22 January 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 27 today. Vietnam's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga91 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 86 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria89 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong64 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 502 Chicago US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Manhattan US17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 London UK16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Tu Hieu Vietnam16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 24

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'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'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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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 readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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 readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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'sAngola: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 readGuernsey: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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 angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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 · 145 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Luxembourg few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 13 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 6,791 stories · much less than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice16% 2,081 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,577 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,230 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 422 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 287 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 272 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 152 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 killed3,269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests986 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected887 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured856 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions147 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations63 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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.

● Angera little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.