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16,520 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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Protests in Seoul (South Korea), the earthquake in Ethiopia and violence in Cetinje drew the news. Montenegro's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 40 in 100 of its 742 stories, usually 25
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

South Korea

299 of its 742 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Seoul accounted for 184 of South Korea's 299 stories about harm, carried by 389 outlets. 131 of Seoul's 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (90 stories).

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

47 of its 88 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

China

367 of its 1,915 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Respiratory illness was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Canada

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Hypothermia was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zambia

31 of its 66 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ireland

244 of its 921 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

75 of its 157 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 75 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets.

its stories →
Health

US

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (896 stories). Snowstorms were named in 330 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with plane crash.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Argentina

Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Ghana (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (108 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (330 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Ireland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Canada (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 16,520 stories about harm among 82,625 counted on 3 Jan.

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Mentions of respiratory illness ran more than ten times their usual in China's news. of the day's 82,625 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. South Korea stood out: 40% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. On 4 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine68 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 616 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia53 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela51 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 554 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Manchester UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Bhopal India24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 31

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'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'sJamaica: 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'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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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 readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 389 stories about harm ● Montenegro few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 184 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,248 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,551 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents21% 3,337 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence17% 2,683 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 940 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 604 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 510 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 350 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 killed4,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,737 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,607 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,588 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations154 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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