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14,277 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 news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), illness in Seoul and refugees in Congo. Iran's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 36 in 100 of its 322 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Iran

142 of its 202 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tehran accounted for 41 of Iran's 142 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 27 of Tehran's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

21 of its 26 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Georgia

8 of its 14 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Azerbaijan

52 of its 154 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 21 of Baku's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

Lima accounted for 62 of Peru's 69 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 54 of Lima's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

New Zealand

149 of its 391 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Natural hazards were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

4 of Almaty's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

Diphtheria was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in New Zealand (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Nigeria (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Japan (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Pakistan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in China (17 of its stories, more than ten 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 20 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 14,277 stories about harm among 76,239 counted on 20 Jan.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 9 December 2022. of the day's 76,239 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. the news turned to Iran for the fourth day running. Mentions of the diphtheria ran more than ten times their usual in Nigeria's news. A year earlier, on 20 January 2022, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran70 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal46 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Peru44 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439 Lima Peru54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Paris France31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Tehran Iran27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 201 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 208 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,032 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,503 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,867 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence10% 1,345 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 773 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 725 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 464 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 310 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 killed3,228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,485 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured657 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions182 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting refugees116 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland Stories reporting people displaced103 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and the US Stories reporting evacuations97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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
● 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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