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15,810 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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Violence in Kyiv, protests in Tehran (Iran) and illness in Davos drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPoland 57 in 100 of its 153 stories, usually 21
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

576 of its 997 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kyiv accounted for 371 of Ukraine's 576 stories about harm, carried by 623 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (483 stories). Plane crash was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

120 of its 182 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tehran accounted for 57 of Iran's 120 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 34 of Tehran's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry 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 →
Health

Switzerland

169 of its 663 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Davos accounted for 137 of Switzerland's 169 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Poland

87 of its 153 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Warsaw accounted for 74 of Poland's 87 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malta

18 of its 60 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

4 of Rwamagana's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

France

Covid was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

Lima accounted for 22 of Peru's 26 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 20 of Lima's 22 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Japan

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Tsunami was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in France (84 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 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 18 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 15,810 stories about harm among 81,440 counted on 18 Jan.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 81,440 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in France's news. On 18 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 19 today. Ukraine stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal72 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran66 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Syria58 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine58 in 100 of its 997 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Poland57 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 452 Garzweiler Germany45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 London UK44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Beijing China43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Hennepin County US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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 lessTurkey: 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 lessThailand: 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 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 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 lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi 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 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 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: no storiesNicaragua: 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 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 lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: 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 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 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 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: 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 storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 32 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Zambia: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vanuatu: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 58 in 100 of its 997 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 58 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Switzerland: 25 in 100 of its 663 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 885 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 56 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Senegal: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 58 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Poland: 57 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 599 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 46 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 716 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 72 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malta: 30 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 44 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 27 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 30 in 100 of its 488 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 66 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 35 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Germany: 28 in 100 of its 568 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Finland: 29 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greenland: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 53 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)China: 28 in 100 of its 2,007 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Brazil: 26 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Barbados: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 33 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)China: 28 in 100 of its 2,007 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 58 in 100 of its 997 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 39 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Macao: 43 in 100 of its 28 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

● Ukraine 58 in 100 of its 997 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 66 in 100 of its 182 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Nepal 72 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Poland 57 in 100 of its 153 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 58 in 100 of its 67 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Malawi 44 in 100 of its 70 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 5,302 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,588 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,531 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,674 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 907 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 717 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 553 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 292 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 killed3,886 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees114 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland Stories reporting people displaced111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Congo and the US Stories reporting evacuations82 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about the usual rate

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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