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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

how these are picked →
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).

its stories →
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).

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 59 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 64 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vanuatu: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guam: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)US: 29 in 100 of its 17,078 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 44 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 32 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 60 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Korea: 44 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sierra Leone: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 447 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 612 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 43 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 69 in 100 of its 357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 58 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)France: 33 in 100 of its 404 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 34 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 57 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 42 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 33 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 69 in 100 of its 357 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 64 in 100 of its 165 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 66 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 60 in 100 of its 136 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 70 in 100 of its 56 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Korea 44 in 100 of its 226 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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