Comoros
18 of its 18 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 3 of Anjouan's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
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
how these are picked →Haiti
33 of its 49 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 28 of Haiti's 33 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
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.
Panama
17 of its 41 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Drought was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
6 more places the news pointed at
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.
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.
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).
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.
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).
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).
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
usually 19; 19 the day beforeStories 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.
- 18 in every 100 of the day's 102,851 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
- Comoros: 18 of its 18 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%.
- Haiti: 33 of its 49 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%.
- Gambia: 14 of its 43 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%.
- Panama: 17 of its 41 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%.
- Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Italy and the US.
- Mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news.
- Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in North Korea's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- 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 & violenceCountries 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 134Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 249 stories, 441 outlets ● Uvalde US attacks & violence · 131 stories, 373 outlets ● Portland US accidents & disasters · 125 stories, 337 outlets ● Islamabad Pakistan attacks & violence · 134 stories, 198 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 177 stories, 250 outlets ● Busseto Italy disease & outbreaks · 38 stories, 116 outlets ● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 144 stories, 115 outlets ● Costessey UK deaths, cause not given · 26 stories, 124 outletsThe 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 usualOf 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 USStories 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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