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15,393 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Lima (Peru), violence in Kabul and people affected in Uganda. Peru's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPeru 74 in 100 of its 115 stories, usually 52
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Peru

85 of its 115 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Lima accounted for 35 of Peru's 85 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. 26 of Lima's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

118 of its 224 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kabul accounted for 83 of Afghanistan's 118 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Uganda

37 of its 67 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Ebola was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Brazil

111 of its 299 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 47 of Brasilia's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

69 of its 105 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Nablus accounted for 36 of Palestine's 69 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

50 of its 144 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

Tigray accounted for 25 of Ethiopia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 44 of Iran's 90 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 22 of Tehran's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

21 of its 69 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 14 of Minsk's 14 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Romania (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in India (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 15,393 stories about harm among 79,586 counted on 12 Jan.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Peru. On 12 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 19 today. Peru's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 52%. of the day's 79,586 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Peru74 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda55 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 553 New York US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Brasilia Brazil47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 Jerusalem Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Hollywood US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201

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 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: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessPakistan: 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 lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLaos: 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 lessIraq: 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 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 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 lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: 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: no storiesChile: 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 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 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: near the world's share or lessAruba: 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 storiesZimbabwe: 27 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 87 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uzbekistan: 61 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 644 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 55 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 46 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tonga: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 27 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 60 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 76 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 35 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 697 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 66 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 476 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 74 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 837 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mongolia: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 47 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 37 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 43 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Latvia: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 33 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 42 in 100 of its 516 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 50 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 36 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Honduras: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greece: 27 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 52 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 29 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominican Republic: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greenland: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 30 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)China: 28 in 100 of its 1,706 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hong Kong: 29 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 46 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Brazil: 37 in 100 of its 299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belarus: 30 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 53 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)China: 28 in 100 of its 1,706 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 644 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Peru 74 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 66 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 53 in 100 of its 224 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 50 in 100 of its 180 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 60 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uganda 55 in 100 of its 67 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 5,574 stories · more than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice23% 3,472 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,231 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence10% 1,490 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 994 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 628 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 564 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 222 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 killed3,494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured635 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees110 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and the US Stories reporting evacuations80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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