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What the world's news said happened to people.
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41,612 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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Violence in Baghdad, protests in Madaya (Syria) and the avalanche in Nepal drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBarbados 54 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

799 of its 1,047 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Baghdad accounted for 561 of Iraq's 799 stories about harm, carried by 521 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (219 stories). Tornadoes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

Madaya accounted for 785 of Syria's 1,254 stories about harm, carried by 555 outlets. 400 of Madaya's 785 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (141 stories). Tornadoes were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Madaya stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

98 of its 199 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories). Avalanche was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Switzerland

109 of its 573 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv.

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

Yemen

206 of its 228 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 109 of Yemen's 206 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

68 of its 131 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 30 of Darfur's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Italy

247 of its 1,221 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Hypothermia was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Vatican City

55 of its 138 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

157 of its 243 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 41 of Ramallah's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

386 of its 776 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Pyongyang accounted for 328 of North Korea's 386 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Brazil (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Japan (58 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in China (108 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Israel (65 of its stories, more than ten 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 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 41,612 stories about harm among 219,177 counted on 11 Jan.

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Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 219,177 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Brazil's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. Iraq stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 71%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Libya80 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq76 in 100 of its 1,047 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 1,670 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Madaya Syria400 stories about protests or strikes, of its 785 Washington US366 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1592 Riyadh Saudi Arabia206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Jerusalem Israel201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 378 London UK194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 894

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: too little coverage to readEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBenin: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 799 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Vatican City about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as angry as the world's · 917 stories about harm ● India about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 2,055 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 52 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,078 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence29% 11,786 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Disasters & accidents14% 5,625 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Health12% 4,688 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,203 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,832 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,470 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,035 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 killed13,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,083 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,342 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,866 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting refugees1,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions455 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and India Stories reporting people displaced324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations296 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill164 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Vietnam

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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

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