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13,042 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 protests in Stockholm (Sweden), violence in Mogadishu and illness in Lusaka. Somalia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostZambia 59 in 100 of its 54 stories, usually 29
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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Protests & strikes

Sweden

102 of its 228 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Stockholm accounted for 81 of Sweden's 102 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 51 of Stockholm's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Somalia

36 of its 43 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Mogadishu accounted for 28 of Somalia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

152 of its 237 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tehran accounted for 82 of Iran's 152 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. 61 of Tehran's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

8 of Brasilia's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Eswatini

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 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. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Cameroon

18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Estonia

14 of its 53 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

19 of its 63 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Pakistan (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Syria (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hunger in Brazil (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Ukraine (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in South Africa (16 of its stories, about 8 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 23 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 13,042 stories about harm among 67,233 counted on 23 Jan.

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Mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual in Pakistan's news. of the day's 67,233 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. the news turned to Sweden for the second day running. A year earlier, on 23 January 2022, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In Sweden, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran64 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Zambia59 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 29 · mostly health Peru57 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon52 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 481 Tehran Iran61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Boston US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Stockholm Sweden51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Atlanta US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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'sNiger: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth 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'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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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'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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than 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'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: 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 · 152 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● South Africa about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 194 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 4,209 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,074 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,803 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,791 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 692 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 591 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 500 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 206 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 killed3,483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,228 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected957 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced69 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Armenia Stories reporting evacuations39 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting people falling ill7 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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