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21,869 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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Illness in Jerusalem, people displaced in Kabul and abductions in Syria drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 53 in 100 of its 129 stories, usually 33
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Israel

293 of its 548 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jerusalem accounted for 136 of Israel's 293 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Snowstorms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Displacement

Afghanistan

171 of its 275 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 102 of Afghanistan's 171 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

121 of its 156 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malawi

43 of its 80 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Tropical storm was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with cyclone.

Malawi over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Denmark

69 of its 129 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 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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Conflict & violence

Poland

65 of its 156 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

137 of its 472 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

14 of its 30 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

23 of its 31 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Tropical storm was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

49 of its 62 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mozambique (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Tonga (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in Greece (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Denmark (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (31 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 21,869 stories about harm among 89,878 counted on 27 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 19 November 2021. 24 in every 100 of the day's 89,878 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 28. In Mozambique's news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 6 times their usual. On 27 January 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen79 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Tonga78 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 88 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria78 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso71 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 56 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 782 Ottawa Canada77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Los Angeles US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 361 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer 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 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'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sRomania: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half 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'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'sChina: coverage a little more fearful 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Germany about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 187 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 14 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 188 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 12,120 stories · less than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice17% 3,718 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents10% 2,083 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,563 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 673 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 641 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 573 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 320 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 killed4,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,625 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured942 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about two-thirds of 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 →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were softer than 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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