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9,097 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 the earthquake in Iran, flooding in New Zealand and protests in Copenhagen (Denmark). Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 78 in 100 of its 605 stories, usually 37
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Iran

153 of its 201 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tehran accounted for 84 of Iran's 153 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (60 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

New Zealand

163 of its 296 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Flooding was named in 128 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and power cuts.

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

Israel

472 of its 605 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 437 of Israel's 472 stories about harm, carried by 605 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (270 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

57 of its 74 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Jenin accounted for 37 of Palestine's 57 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

55 of its 144 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

32 of its 98 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

11 of Brasilia's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with respiratory illness. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

9 of its 13 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Mexico (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Brazil (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); bridge collapse in Vietnam (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 9,097 stories about harm among 44,176 counted on 28 Jan.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. 21 in every 100 of the day's 44,176 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. On 28 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 21 today. Iran's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel78 in 100 of its 605 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine77 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iran76 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Peru62 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice New Zealand55 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Memphis US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Washington US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Jerusalem Israel96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437 Tehran Iran28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Times Square US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63

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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 472 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 10 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 153 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,484 stories · much less than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice27% 2,416 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence18% 1,623 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,207 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 478 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 352 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 277 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 121 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 killed2,642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,096 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured990 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected892 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees113 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced58 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about 8 times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations33 at about half the usual rate · most about New Zealand and the US

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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