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21,428 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 flooding in Mozambique, people falling ill in Denmark and abductions in Syria. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDenmark 49 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 32
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Mozambique

29 of its 33 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Denmark

66 of its 136 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

103 of its 145 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

10 of Tijuana's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Tijuana stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Greece

78 of its 192 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Athens accounted for 51 of Greece's 78 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Snowstorms were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

33 of its 67 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (17 stories). Storms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

46 of its 82 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Senegal

11 of its 40 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Canada

63 of Ottawa's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bahrain

16 of its 42 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Greece (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Bahamas (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Malawi (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Tonga (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 21,428 stories about harm among 86,862 counted on 26 Jan.

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Of the day's 86,862 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 28. Mozambique stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 56%. On 26 January 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga90 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 87 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria71 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso65 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen60 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 55 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 752 Ottawa Canada63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Delhi India51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 San Francisco US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Manhattan US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sPortugal: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAustralia: 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'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier 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 angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 · 50 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 84 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 12,096 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 3,524 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,110 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,566 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 668 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 540 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 458 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 278 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 killed4,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured903 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Denmark and the US

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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