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9,938 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 the Red Sea, landslides in Japan and rights and justice in Dhaka drew the news. Djibouti's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostJapan 61 in 100 of its 1,035 stories, usually 12
RegionEast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

62 of its 97 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. the Red Sea accounted for 61 of Djibouti's 62 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (39 stories). Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Djibouti over 30 days → its stories → Red Sea stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

633 of its 1,035 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Wajima accounted for 163 of Japan's 633 stories about harm, carried by 501 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Landslides were named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, drownings and building collapse.

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

Ukraine

208 of its 394 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kyiv accounted for 69 of Ukraine's 208 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

160 of its 378 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

83 of its 247 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

56 of its 96 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

San Marino

5 of its 5 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

21 of its 30 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in China (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in India (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in Australia (10 of its stories, about 6 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 1 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 9,938 stories about harm among 50,094 counted on 1 Jan.

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In Japan's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 50,094 stories, above the usual 19. Djibouti's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%. On 1 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today. Over December, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in December 2022.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel66 in 100 of its 1,040 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Djibouti64 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Japan61 in 100 of its 1,035 stories · usually 12 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran58 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Tel Aviv Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Jerusalem Israel22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Times Square US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Dhaka Bangladesh19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: 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 readNicaragua: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: 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'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'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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 208 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 689 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Djibouti about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 323 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health23% 2,222 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents22% 2,139 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice21% 2,016 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence20% 2,004 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 569 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 372 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 283 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 197 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 killed2,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured968 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people affected963 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations111 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting refugees86 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel 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 as 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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