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14,243 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 Juba, arrests in Cambodia and protests in Aung Hlaing (Myanmar) drew the news. Cambodia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 46 in 100 of its 106 stories, usually 25
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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Rights & justice

Cambodia

30 of its 64 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Italy

96 of its 398 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 58 of Iran's 94 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 47 of Tehran's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

322 of its 742 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

73 of its 194 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Kenya

Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Canada (66 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); extreme cold in US (117 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Feb. 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 14,243 stories about harm among 74,387 counted on 3 Feb.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 74,387 stories, as usual. On 3 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan69 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Iran53 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Sudan49 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia47 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Hong Kong46 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 25 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 534 Tehran Iran47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Chicago US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: no storiesTunisia: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi 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 lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: 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 lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 lessKenya: 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 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGermany: 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 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 lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: 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 lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: 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 lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 681 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 38 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 49 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 40 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 43 in 100 of its 742 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 31 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mauritius: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 44 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 406 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 37 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 53 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 28 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 36 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 48 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 30 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hong Kong: 46 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chad: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Canada: 24 in 100 of its 2,002 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cameroon: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 47 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 74 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belize: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belgium: 37 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 41 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 681 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 114 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

● South Sudan 69 in 100 of its 85 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 53 in 100 of its 177 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Pakistan 43 in 100 of its 742 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 46 in 100 of its 106 stories · mostly health ● Israel 39 in 100 of its 406 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 49 in 100 of its 76 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 4,772 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 3,591 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 1,868 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,603 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 875 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 545 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 539 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 193 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 killed3,061 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,495 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured535 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ireland and Mexico

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.