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10,033 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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Protests in Brussels (Belgium), abductions in Syria and people displaced in Ghana drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostSyria 86 in 100 of its 90 stories, usually 56
RegionOceania 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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

Belgium

45 of its 87 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Brussels accounted for 38 of Belgium's 45 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. 30 of Brussels' 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Tsunami was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

77 of its 90 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Ghana

73 of its 213 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

Lima accounted for 19 of Peru's 22 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Oil spill was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

118 of its 183 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kabul accounted for 44 of Afghanistan's 118 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 22 of Kabul's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

59 of its 86 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Ouagadougou accounted for 44 of Burkina Faso's 59 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. 29 of Ouagadougou's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Norway

17 of its 32 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 11 of Oslo's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

48 of its 107 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Health

Qatar

30 of its 88 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cameroon

14 of its 65 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Israel (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in UK (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

26 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 23 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 10,033 stories about harm among 38,909 counted on 23 Jan.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 17 December 2021. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 38,909 stories, below the usual 29. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Peru's news mentioned oil spill about 5 times as often as usual. This week the news turned most often to Tonga, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga92 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 86 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria86 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen72 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso69 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Brussels Belgium30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Kabul Afghanistan22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Delhi India22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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 readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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 readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer 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 angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: 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'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: 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 · 66 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 12 stories about harm ● Poland few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 14 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories a little warmer than the world's · 26 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 5,274 stories · much less than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice17% 1,663 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents11% 1,140 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 956 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 355 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 250 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 175 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 137 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 killed2,484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected789 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured570 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced101 at about twice the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and Ghana Stories reporting evacuations66 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees52 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US

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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