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11,229 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Damascus, rights and justice in Port-au-Prince and landslides in the Philippines. Syria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSyria 82 in 100 of its 198 stories, usually 53
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Conflict & violence

Syria

163 of its 198 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Damascus accounted for 156 of Syria's 163 stories about harm, carried by 556 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Italy

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Food poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with outbreaks.

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

Azerbaijan

36 of its 112 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

207 of its 864 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Hepatitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 20 of Yemen's 43 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

Measles was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with rubella. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 135 of Palestine's 153 stories about harm, carried by 453 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Ireland (26 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); measles in UK (30 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); measles in Canada (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Israel (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); accidents in US (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 11,229 stories about harm among 58,818 counted on 20 Jan.

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Ireland's news mentioned heavy rain about 7 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 58,818 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Syria, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual. A year earlier, on 20 January 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria82 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Israel73 in 100 of its 847 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen67 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan63 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Jerusalem Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Tel Aviv Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Gaza Palestine24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Tehran Iran23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 readDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice 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'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Syria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 622 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 153 stories about harm ● France a little warmer than the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Mexico few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,861 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 2,472 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,150 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 2,018 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 553 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 460 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 331 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 180 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 killed3,045 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured643 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions541 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees94 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland Stories reporting evacuations89 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about China and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy

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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