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9,763 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 Kafra, landslides in the Philippines and people displaced in the Maldives drew the news. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSyria 85 in 100 of its 91 stories, usually 57
RegionEurope 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

35 of its 51 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kafra accounted for 29 of Lebanon's 35 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Kafra stories →
Health

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

77 of its 91 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Damascus accounted for 66 of Syria's 77 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

79 of its 114 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Baghdad accounted for 40 of Iraq's 79 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Illness was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

191 of its 479 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Plane crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Health

Austria

18 of its 44 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

149 of its 336 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Cambodia

12 of its 29 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Iraq (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Austria (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in UK (119 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Afghanistan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Ireland (34 of its stories, about 6 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 21 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 9,763 stories about harm among 50,839 counted on 21 Jan.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Lebanon's news. of the day's 50,839 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Lebanon stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%. On 21 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria85 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel72 in 100 of its 1,026 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq69 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Tel Aviv Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Gaza Palestine30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Tel Aviv Israel23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61

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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'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'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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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'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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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 about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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 about twice 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 741 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,316 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence20% 1,936 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice20% 1,927 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 1,880 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 568 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 453 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 294 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 210 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 killed2,869 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,087 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests849 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions542 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced236 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations71 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about the usual rate

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 harsher than 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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