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19,810 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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People injured in Rwanda, storms in the UK and refugees in Ethiopia drew the news. Rwanda's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 67 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 41
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

34 of its 61 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (143 stories). Storms were named in 246 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tornadoes, power cuts and hurricane. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Hungary

18 of its 83 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

43 of its 55 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. the Red Sea accounted for 13 of Djibouti's 13 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cambodia

23 of its 55 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bhutan

6 of its 15 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

44 of its 186 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (94 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in India (35 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 19,810 stories about harm among 103,333 counted on 23 Jan.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 103,333 stories, as usual. On 24 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen78 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia67 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine66 in 100 of its 342 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 792 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan64 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US353 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1091 Southport UK66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 316 Los Angeles US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 674 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174

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 lessVenezuela: 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 lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 lessTanzania: 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 lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 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 lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: 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 lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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: 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 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 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 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: no storiesNew 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 storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 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 storiesBurkina 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 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: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 78 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vanuatu: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)US: 24 in 100 of its 31,299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 37 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tonga: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 42 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 33 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 56 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 31 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 29 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 34 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 64 in 100 of its 792 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ireland: 25 in 100 of its 1,290 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 63 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Germany: 25 in 100 of its 707 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 67 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominican Republic: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 36 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 28 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 42 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bhutan: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 25 in 100 of its 269 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 118 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 64 in 100 of its 792 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 66 in 100 of its 342 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 78 in 100 of its 55 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 57 in 100 of its 167 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sudan 64 in 100 of its 78 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 67 in 100 of its 61 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 4,848 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,723 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 4,430 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,418 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 875 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 813 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 711 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 605 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 killed4,376 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected2,179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions326 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations312 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced242 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees205 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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