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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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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: 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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: near the world's share or lessTimor-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 lessSudan: 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 lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: 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 lessPhilippines: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 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 lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesJordan: 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: no storiesGuyana: 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe 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: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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 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: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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 lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 38 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 634 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 33 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 32 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 35 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 587 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 90 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 33 in 100 of its 797 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Romania: 51 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 41 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 679 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 846 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 35 in 100 of its 438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 44 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 53 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Laos: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 29 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kazakhstan: 37 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 556 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 58 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 29 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Fiji: 43 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 42 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 39 in 100 of its 1,874 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 30 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 38 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 67 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belarus: 35 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahamas: 32 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 59 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 39 in 100 of its 1,874 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 634 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vatican City: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Macao: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gibraltar: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Afghanistan 59 in 100 of its 194 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 58 in 100 of its 216 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 58 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Romania 51 in 100 of its 126 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Lebanon 53 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● China 39 in 100 of its 1,874 stories · mostly health

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

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 →

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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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