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8,456 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 day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Sinaloa and arrests in Sudan. Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIran 76 in 100 of its 184 stories, usually 54
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 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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Protests & strikes

Iran

140 of its 184 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tehran accounted for 51 of Iran's 140 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 38 of Tehran's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

108 of its 233 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Sinaloa accounted for 36 of Mexico's 108 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (46 stories).

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

Mali

17 of its 22 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Bamako accounted for 15 of Mali's 17 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cuba

20 of its 40 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

38 of its 116 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 10 of Eldoret's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

France

69 of its 276 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Paris accounted for 48 of France's 69 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. 28 of Paris' 48 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

91 of its 223 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 47 of Israel's 91 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories). Landslides were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning, extreme cold and food poisoning.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Canada (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in India (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in US (43 of its stories, about 4 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 7 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 8,456 stories about harm among 41,377 counted on 7 Jan.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 41,377 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 7 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 →

Iran76 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir47 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Mexico46 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Israel41 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307 Tehran Iran38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Paris France28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 Basij Iran26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26 London UK17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137

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 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: 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 lessTurkey: 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: no storiesTanzania: 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: no storiesSuriname: 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: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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 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 lessRwanda: 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: 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 lessMorocco: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 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: near the world's share or lessNew 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl 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 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 storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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: 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 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): 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: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: 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: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 90 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 494 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 50 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 28 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 74 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 72 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Seychelles: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 376 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Romania: 42 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 279 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 564 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 46 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 77 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 28 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 33 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 41 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 76 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Eritrea: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 50 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 34 in 100 of its 796 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 93 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belize: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 34 in 100 of its 796 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 494 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 60 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

● Iran 76 in 100 of its 184 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Mexico 46 in 100 of its 233 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 46 in 100 of its 133 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 41 in 100 of its 223 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 47 in 100 of its 60 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● China 34 in 100 of its 796 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,636 stories · less than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice25% 2,119 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,249 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 1,118 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 408 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 360 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 255 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 178 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 killed2,265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,045 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected722 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations64 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced54 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Ukraine

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
● 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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