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18,969 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 protests in Anjouan (Comoros), rights and justice in Port-au-Prince and people killed in the Gambia. the Gambia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Italy and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 29 in 100 of its 229 stories, usually 20
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Gambia

14 of its 43 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mexico

86 of its 316 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Norovirus was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 249 of Israel's 861 stories about harm, carried by 441 outlets. Hepatitis was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Thailand

66 of its 229 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

303 of its 853 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Dominican Republic

11 of its 31 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

12 of Baku's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in Italy (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in North Korea (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Philippines (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in France (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); norovirus in Mexico (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 18,969 stories about harm among 102,851 counted on 19 Jan.

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In Italy's news, mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 102,851 stories, below the usual 19. the Comoros' news was 100% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Italy and the US. A year earlier, on 19 January 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel68 in 100 of its 1,265 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 337 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iran64 in 100 of its 397 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen61 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon47 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 604 Jerusalem Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Tehran Iran44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Gaza Palestine39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Islamabad Pakistan36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sComoros: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 254 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 861 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Gambia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 14 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,253 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,126 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,732 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,889 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 795 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 728 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 718 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 352 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 killed4,332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,831 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured928 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions594 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced215 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations150 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees149 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about twice the usual rate · most about Italy 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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