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11,497 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 Nairobi (Kenya), violence in Sanaa and rights and justice in Port-au-Prince. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPoland 54 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 23
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
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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Protests & strikes

Kenya

66 of its 161 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Nairobi accounted for 37 of Kenya's 66 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. 26 of Nairobi's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories).

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

80 of its 97 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Sanaa accounted for 48 of Yemen's 80 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

23 of its 64 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Germany

138 of its 426 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 26 of Birkenau's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

212 of its 280 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Gaza accounted for 152 of Palestine's 212 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

38 of its 71 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Plane crash was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

21 of its 22 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

26 of its 58 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Russia (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Canada (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in UK (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); bird flu in US (29 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 27 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 11,497 stories about harm among 61,792 counted on 27 Jan.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 61,792 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Russia's news mentioned plane crash about 6 times as often as usual. Kenya's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. A year earlier, on 27 January 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel81 in 100 of its 1,150 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine76 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Iran68 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda55 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Jerusalem Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Manhattan US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Birkenau Germany26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36 Nairobi Kenya26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: 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: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Poland few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 936 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 21 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,949 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,662 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence22% 2,446 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,713 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 482 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 390 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 296 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 282 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 killed2,964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,407 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured631 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees166 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people falling ill9 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 about as 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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