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What the world's news said happened to people.
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46,908 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 Jakarta, people killed in Sierra Leone and flooding in Portugal drew the news. Sierra Leone's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBurkina Faso 85 in 100 of its 317 stories, usually 30
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Indonesia

2,277 of its 2,770 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jakarta accounted for 2,137 of Indonesia's 2,277 stories about harm, carried by 1,184 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

634 of its 747 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (524 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

242 of its 423 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Flooding was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides and storm surge.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Burundi

261 of its 274 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Bujumbura accounted for 200 of Burundi's 261 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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

Somalia

530 of its 577 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Mogadishu accounted for 347 of Somalia's 530 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (318 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

268 of its 317 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Ouagadougou accounted for 232 of Burkina Faso's 268 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Switzerland

208 of its 584 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (82 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with measles, norovirus and tuberculosis.

its stories →
Displacement

Denmark

224 of its 490 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (136 stories). Drownings were named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

139 of its 447 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

89 of its 115 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Guatemala (54 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Denmark (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Greenland (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Ethiopia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Romania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 46,908 stories about harm among 235,969 counted on 15 Jan.

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Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 235,969 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. It was the second day running that the news turned to Indonesia. In Portugal's news, mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi95 in 100 of its 274 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Somalia92 in 100 of its 577 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone85 in 100 of its 747 stories · usually 41 · mostly health Burkina Faso85 in 100 of its 317 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia82 in 100 of its 2,770 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US363 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1370 Jerusalem Israel178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Jakarta Indonesia154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2137 Chicago US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 423 New York US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 527

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sRussia: 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 readParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: feelings about like the world'sIran: too little coverage to readIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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'sBermuda: 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: 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 readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful 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'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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNauru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer 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

● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 530 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,277 stories about harm ● Jordan about twice as fearful as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Sierra Leone about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 634 stories about harm ● Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 150 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 12,138 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence27% 12,049 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Health15% 6,899 stories · much more than usual (usually 9%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,591 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,550 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,063 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,714 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,361 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 killed15,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,529 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,414 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions690 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill319 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced258 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations197 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US

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
● Griefabout as 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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