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6,702 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 violence in Kyiv, deaths in Kampala and a disaster in Beirut. Uganda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 74 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 40
RegionCentral Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

217 of its 447 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kyiv accounted for 140 of Ukraine's 217 stories about harm, carried by 331 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Illness was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Uganda

52 of its 70 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kampala accounted for 47 of Uganda's 52 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Lebanon

26 of its 45 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 22 of Lebanon's 26 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Shelter & services

Philippines

113 of its 292 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Power cuts were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Brazil

81 of its 231 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Brasilia accounted for 61 of Brazil's 81 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

42 of its 67 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

30 of its 78 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

191 of its 483 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

118 of its 380 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Romania

30 of its 45 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Ireland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Australia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in US (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 22 the day before
24 in 10019 in 1003 Dec10 Dec17 Dec24 Dec1 Jan3 Dec: 19 in 1004 Dec: 19 in 1005 Dec: 19 in 1006 Dec: 19 in 1007 Dec: 19 in 1008 Dec: 19 in 1009 Dec: 19 in 10010 Dec: 20 in 10011 Dec: 20 in 10012 Dec: 20 in 10013 Dec: 20 in 10014 Dec: 20 in 10015 Dec: 20 in 10016 Dec: 20 in 10017 Dec: 21 in 10018 Dec: 20 in 10019 Dec: 20 in 10020 Dec: 20 in 10021 Dec: 20 in 10022 Dec: 21 in 10023 Dec: 22 in 10024 Dec: 23 in 10025 Dec: 24 in 10026 Dec: 22 in 10027 Dec: 22 in 10028 Dec: 22 in 10029 Dec: 22 in 10030 Dec: 22 in 10031 Dec: 22 in 1001 Jan: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 6,702 stories about harm among 30,971 counted on 1 Jan.

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The Philippines' news mentioned power cuts more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 30,971 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. A year earlier, on 1 January 2022, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Ukraine's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. This week the news turned most often to Lebanon, on 3 of 7 days. Over December, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 in December 2021.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uganda74 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 40 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Kashmir63 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Iran52 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine49 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Times Square US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Brasilia Brazil25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 Tehran Iran19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26 London UK18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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: no storiesIsle 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: 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 lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: 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 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: no storiesOman: 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: no storiesMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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 lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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: no storiesGuinea: 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 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: no storiesFrench 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: no storiesEcuador: 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: no storiesFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: 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: no storiesBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 lessAustria: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: no storiesSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 447 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 74 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 37 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 83 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Singapore: 41 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Russia: 31 in 100 of its 380 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Romania: 67 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 39 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 483 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)New Zealand: 35 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mexico: 32 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malaysia: 30 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 69 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 58 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Jamaica: 32 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 29 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 56 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 52 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Germany: 38 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 38 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 41 in 100 of its 727 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Chile: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 54 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Brazil: 35 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 50 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 41 in 100 of its 727 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 447 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Uganda 74 in 100 of its 70 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Ukraine 49 in 100 of its 447 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 63 in 100 of its 67 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 52 in 100 of its 106 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 50 in 100 of its 120 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● China 41 in 100 of its 727 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 2,166 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 1,343 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,086 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 891 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 474 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Food & livelihood5% 301 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 240 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 114 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 killed1,927 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests740 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured630 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people affected582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions51 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations41 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● Angerabout as 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.