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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessPeru: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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: no storiesLaos: 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 lessJordan: 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: no storiesGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: 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 lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & 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 lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. 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 storiesZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 60 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 53 in 100 of its 394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 50 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 70 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 42 in 100 of its 378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 734 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 79 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 38 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Morocco: 33 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 30 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 34 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Latvia: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kazakhstan: 33 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Japan: 61 in 100 of its 1,035 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jamaica: 29 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 66 in 100 of its 1,040 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 41 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 58 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 44 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Germany: 34 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Estonia: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Djibouti: 64 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cyprus: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 34 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chad: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 53 in 100 of its 394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)San Marino: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Israel 66 in 100 of its 1,040 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Japan 61 in 100 of its 1,035 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 214 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 53 in 100 of its 394 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Djibouti 64 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 58 in 100 of its 96 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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