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7,495 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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Protests in Stockholm (Sweden), building collapse in Syria and people injured in the US drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSweden 72 in 100 of its 129 stories, usually 24
RegionEast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

93 of its 129 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Stockholm accounted for 82 of Sweden's 93 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 52 of Stockholm's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

64 of its 86 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Aleppo accounted for 43 of Syria's 64 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Building collapse was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Health

US

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (339 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Peru

68 of its 85 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Machu Picchu accounted for 33 of Peru's 68 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. 28 of Machu Picchu's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Eswatini

11 of its 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 10 of Mbabane's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

16 of its 23 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 3 of Port-au-Prince's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

38 of its 45 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mogadishu accounted for 31 of Somalia's 38 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 32 of Iran's 67 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 22 of Tehran's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Hong Kong

15 of its 31 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Ukraine (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); diphtheria in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 7,495 stories about harm among 37,089 counted on 22 Jan.

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Syria's news mentioned building collapse more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 37,089 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Sweden, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. On 22 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, 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 →

Peru80 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sweden72 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice Iran58 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir48 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Atlanta US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Washington US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245 Stockholm Sweden52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Machu Picchu Peru28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier 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'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as angry as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 2,238 stories · less than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice25% 1,877 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence17% 1,243 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Disasters & accidents12% 891 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 443 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 281 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 216 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 195 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 killed2,124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests866 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured775 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced80 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations59 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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