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14,946 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 violence in Dnipro, a disaster in Pokhara and protests in Tehran (Iran). Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 83 in 100 of its 276 stories, usually 51
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

356 of its 836 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dnipro accounted for 146 of Ukraine's 356 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Dnipro stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

230 of its 276 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Pokhara accounted for 180 of Nepal's 230 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Pokhara stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 56 of Iran's 108 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. 28 of Tehran's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Belarus

36 of its 78 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 15 of Minsk's 20 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

143 of its 654 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

28 of its 39 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Sanaa accounted for 15 of Yemen's 28 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Vietnam

64 of its 224 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

24 of its 27 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

79 of its 221 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in China (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (59 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); plane crash in US (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 14,946 stories about harm among 75,092 counted on 17 Jan.

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Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in China's news. of the day's 75,092 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On 17 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 20 today. Ukraine's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal83 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia72 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Peru52 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Palestine52 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iran50 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373 Garzweiler Germany59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Tehran Iran28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56

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 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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 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 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 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: 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 lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 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: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: 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: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 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: 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: no storiesBolivia: 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: 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: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: 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: 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: 31 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 72 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vietnam: 29 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 836 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 37 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 45 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sweden: 28 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 27 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 72 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Senegal: 34 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 558 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 52 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 26 in 100 of its 661 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 913 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 83 in 100 of its 276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 43 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 29 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 456 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 50 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Germany: 26 in 100 of its 653 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Finland: 33 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 49 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Equatorial Guinea: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 53 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 30 in 100 of its 2,209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 32 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 89 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belarus: 46 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 34 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 30 in 100 of its 2,209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 836 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 96 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

● Nepal 83 in 100 of its 276 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Somalia 72 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 50 in 100 of its 216 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ukraine 43 in 100 of its 836 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 52 in 100 of its 73 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Peru 52 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 4,738 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,543 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,339 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence11% 1,653 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 904 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 826 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 481 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 273 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 killed3,678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,544 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured745 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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