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What the world's news said happened to people.
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51,037 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 news turned to protests in Vilnius (Lithuania), violence in Istanbul and heavy rain in Lebanon. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCameroon 84 in 100 of its 342 stories, usually 33
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Lithuania

102 of its 145 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Vilnius accounted for 99 of Lithuania's 102 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. 95 of Vilnius' 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Extreme cold was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories → Vilnius stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

2,044 of its 2,530 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Istanbul accounted for 1,653 of Türkiye's 2,044 stories about harm, carried by 886 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (889 stories). Tornadoes were named in 143 of its stories about harm, more than ten 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.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Displacement

Lebanon

135 of its 301 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Niger

90 of its 125 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Niamey accounted for 76 of Niger's 90 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories).

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Mali

129 of its 169 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Bamako accounted for 113 of Mali's 129 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 86 of Bamako's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

286 of its 342 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kolofata accounted for 233 of Cameroon's 286 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

168 of its 256 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 78 of Addis Ababa's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,354 of its 2,369 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (551 stories). Hepatitis was named in 187 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

209 of Los Mochis' 256 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). HIV was named in 42 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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Health

Liberia

127 of its 238 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in France (383 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Thailand (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Portugal (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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25 in 10019 in 1001 Jan4 Jan7 Jan10 Jan13 Jan1 Jan: 24 in 1002 Jan: 25 in 1003 Jan: 25 in 1004 Jan: 21 in 1005 Jan: 21 in 1006 Jan: 20 in 1007 Jan: 20 in 1008 Jan: 21 in 1009 Jan: 23 in 10010 Jan: 22 in 10011 Jan: 19 in 10012 Jan: 19 in 10013 Jan: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 51,037 stories about harm among 251,893 counted on 13 Jan.

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In Lithuania, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 251,893 stories, below the usual 22. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. In Chile's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi88 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic84 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon84 in 100 of its 342 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 988 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 1,264 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US498 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2809 Seoul South Korea217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Los Mochis Mexico209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Istanbul Türkiye208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1653 Beijing China192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJamaica: too little coverage to readIreland: too little coverage to readIran: too little coverage to readIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice 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 fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Cameroon about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 286 stories about harm ● Burundi about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 2,044 stories about harm ● Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 812 stories about harm ● Lebanon about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 135 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 14,733 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice28% 14,231 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 8,154 stories · about as usual Health10% 5,038 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,639 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,463 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,555 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,231 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 killed16,505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,539 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,797 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions506 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced504 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Cameroon Stories reporting evacuations279 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Syria and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill184 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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