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12,576 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 news turned to illness in Tigray, the earthquake in New Zealand and protests in Ottawa (Canada). Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostSingapore 51 in 100 of its 90 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

New Zealand

109 of its 235 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

73 of its 92 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Singapore

46 of its 90 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

DR Congo

10 of its 10 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

27 of its 58 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 18 of Lebanon's 27 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets.

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Health

Mexico

57 of its 158 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in US (404 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in UK (75 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (12 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 29 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 12,576 stories about harm among 48,561 counted on 29 Jan.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Ethiopia. Ethiopia stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 58%. 26 in every 100 of the day's 48,561 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 28. On 29 January 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria79 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen62 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir54 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iran53 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong52 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 51 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Washington US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Washington US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: no storiesSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: no storiesNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: no storiesBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 62 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Vietnam: 45 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Tunisia: 52 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Tonga: 87 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Thailand: 42 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Syria: 79 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Somalia: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Singapore: 51 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Rwanda: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Philippines: 40 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Peru: 38 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 447 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)New Zealand: 46 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Mexico: 36 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Madagascar: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Lebanon: 47 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Kuwait: 46 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Kazakhstan: 58 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Israel: 44 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Iraq: 47 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Iran: 53 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Indonesia: 41 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Ethiopia: 83 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Egypt: 35 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Denmark: 54 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Congo: 85 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Hong Kong: 52 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Canada: 39 in 100 of its 1,238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Myanmar: 68 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Burkina Faso: 45 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Austria: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 26 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 79 in 100 of its 92 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 53 in 100 of its 139 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 51 in 100 of its 186 stories · mostly health ● Kashmir 54 in 100 of its 110 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 62 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● New Zealand 46 in 100 of its 235 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 6,269 stories · much less than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice16% 2,020 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,975 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence8% 1,017 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 390 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 344 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 307 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 134 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 killed2,874 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected907 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured579 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced96 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions88 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations53 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees45 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Denmark

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 harsher 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.