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12,307 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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A disaster in Jeju, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and livelihoods in Kampala drew the news. Syria's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 44 in 100 of its 226 stories, usually 30
RegionNorth America 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

South Korea

99 of its 226 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jeju accounted for 48 of South Korea's 99 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Jeju stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

106 of its 165 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Caracas accounted for 62 of Venezuela's 106 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. 46 of Caracas' 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 63 of Syria's 82 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

France

134 of its 404 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

El Salvador

16 of its 28 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 3 of San Salvador's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

46 of its 144 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 22 of Bangkok's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Wad Madani accounted for 22 of Sudan's 39 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 14 of Wad Madani's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Colombia

15 of its 36 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in El Salvador (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); train derailment in France (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Russia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in India (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 12,307 stories about harm among 55,667 counted on 11 Jan.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. 22 in every 100 of the day's 55,667 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. A year earlier, on 12 January 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. South Korea stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 357 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela64 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Syria60 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 414 Los Angeles US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1328 Caracas Venezuela46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Bangkok Thailand22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28 Dhaka Bangladesh16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman 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: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'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 readEcuador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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 readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 16 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents33% 3,972 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Health21% 2,586 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice20% 2,484 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence10% 1,177 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Displacement5% 616 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services4% 494 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 491 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Food & livelihood3% 310 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 killed3,207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,393 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations423 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced238 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting abductions190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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