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15,757 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 day's news pointed at rights and justice in Tel Aviv, violence in Catatumbo and people killed in Tanzania. Colombia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 69 in 100 of its 58 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Israel

885 of its 1,165 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Tel Aviv accounted for 251 of Israel's 885 stories about harm, carried by 417 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (370 stories). Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

40 of its 58 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Catatumbo accounted for 17 of Colombia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Catatumbo stories →
Health

Tanzania

33 of its 62 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Ebola was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

49 of its 165 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

19 of its 30 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ghana

103 of its 531 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

Baku accounted for 34 of Azerbaijan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 177 of Palestine's 251 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

India

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

Seoul accounted for 83 of South Korea's 109 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 61 of Seoul's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Canada (70 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Ireland (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Iran (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in US (372 of its stories, about 4 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 20 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 15,757 stories about harm among 83,419 counted on 20 Jan.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 83,419 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. For the third day running, the news turned to Israel. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 10 times their usual in Taiwan's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel76 in 100 of its 1,165 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Palestine71 in 100 of its 356 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Colombia69 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US479 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1402 Southport UK67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Seoul South Korea61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Kolkata India60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Tel Aviv Israel57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSomalia: 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 lessSierra Leone: 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 lessRussia: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: 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: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 lessLebanon: 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 lessIraq: 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 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 lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 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 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBulgaria: 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: 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: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. 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 lessZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 44 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guam: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tanzania: 53 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Taiwan: 30 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 61 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 35 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Korea: 28 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 677 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 63 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 25 in 100 of its 685 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,323 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 28 in 100 of its 389 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lesotho: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 76 in 100 of its 1,165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Eritrea: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 32 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 69 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 36 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 54 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Azerbaijan: 32 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 36 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 76 in 100 of its 1,165 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 71 in 100 of its 356 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 61 in 100 of its 106 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Colombia 69 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 62 in 100 of its 72 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 47 in 100 of its 152 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 4,417 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Health24% 3,745 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 3,552 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,887 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 551 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 483 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 463 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 422 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 killed3,222 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests2,015 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions998 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people injured835 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations165 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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