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15,155 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 illness in Bucharest, violence in Kabul and protests in Minsk (Belarus). Vatican City's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 51 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Rights & justice

Romania

64 of its 126 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Bucharest accounted for 33 of Romania's 64 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (21 stories). Flu was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

115 of its 194 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kabul accounted for 50 of Afghanistan's 115 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Mexico

155 of its 438 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Overdoses were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Italy

112 of its 435 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

262 of its 797 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 148 of Russia's 262 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

38 of its 42 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

41 of its 77 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

14 of its 38 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 4 of Almaty's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Japan (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Italy (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in South Africa (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); overdoses in Mexico (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 15,155 stories about harm among 74,810 counted on 5 Jan.

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Mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual in Romania's news. of the day's 74,810 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Romania stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. A year earlier, on 5 January 2022, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Palestine58 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon53 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Romania51 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 536 Tehran Iran62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Moscow Russia25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 readUnited Kingdom: 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'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Italy about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 233 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 217 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 125 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,389 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,268 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,215 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence11% 1,670 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 787 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 730 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 551 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 313 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 killed3,645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,605 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations112 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions79 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 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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