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7,646 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 plane crash in Nepal, extreme cold in Ukraine and protests in Lima (Peru). Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostNepal 81 in 100 of its 479 stories, usually 31
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

388 of its 479 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Pokhara accounted for 310 of Nepal's 388 stories about harm, carried by 708 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (35 stories). Plane crash was named in 176 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Pokhara stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

312 of its 580 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dnipro accounted for 167 of Ukraine's 312 stories about harm, carried by 329 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (159 stories). Extreme cold was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Dnipro stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

32 of its 48 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Lima accounted for 26 of Peru's 32 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 19 of Lima's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

46 of its 80 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Avalanche was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

37 of its 49 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Ramallah accounted for 26 of Palestine's 37 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

29 of its 47 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

10 of its 14 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

51 of its 113 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 20 of Brasilia's 24 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Russia

161 of its 428 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Kashmir (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in China (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in US (76 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in UK (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
24 in 10019 in 10017 Dec24 Dec31 Dec7 Jan15 Jan17 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 1002 Jan: 22 in 1003 Jan: 21 in 1004 Jan: 20 in 1005 Jan: 20 in 1006 Jan: 20 in 1007 Jan: 20 in 1008 Jan: 21 in 1009 Jan: 21 in 10010 Jan: 20 in 10011 Jan: 19 in 10012 Jan: 19 in 10013 Jan: 19 in 10014 Jan: 20 in 10015 Jan: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 7,646 stories about harm among 36,156 counted on 15 Jan.

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In Nepal's news, mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 36,156 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Nepal, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual. On 15 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Peru, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal81 in 100 of its 479 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir58 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine54 in 100 of its 580 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Brazil45 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Iran40 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Tel Aviv Israel36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Brasilia Brazil20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 24 London UK20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Tehran Iran19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26

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: 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 lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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 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 lessSouth Africa: 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: no storiesSt 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 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 storiesNamibia: 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 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 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 lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench 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: 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: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: no storiesGreenland: 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 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: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 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 storiesArgentina: 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 lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos 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: 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: 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: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 40 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 54 in 100 of its 580 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 62 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 30 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tonga: 91 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 83 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Russia: 38 in 100 of its 428 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Romania: 57 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Peru: 67 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 564 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)North Korea: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 778 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 81 in 100 of its 479 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mozambique: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lithuania: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Jordan: 37 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 423 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Germany: 29 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 32 in 100 of its 751 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 75 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 91 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Brazil: 45 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Armenia: 35 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 31 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 32 in 100 of its 751 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 54 in 100 of its 580 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
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 21 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

● Nepal 81 in 100 of its 479 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Ukraine 54 in 100 of its 580 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 58 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Brazil 45 in 100 of its 113 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Russia 38 in 100 of its 428 stories · mostly health ● Iran 40 in 100 of its 141 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,097 stories · much less than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice22% 1,658 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,449 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,063 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 575 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Food & livelihood4% 312 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 236 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 146 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 killed2,395 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting people affected792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured667 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting arrests645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions91 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations68 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees54 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria

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.

● Angera little more than 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.