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What the world's news said happened to people.
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42,714 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Mohammedia, people affected in Sierra Leone and protests in Raqqa (Syria). Sierra Leone's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iraq and Burkina Faso → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMorocco 68 in 100 of its 205 stories, usually 26
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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

Morocco

139 of its 205 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Mohammedia accounted for 97 of Morocco's 139 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Mohammedia stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

239 of its 283 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Gambia

38 of its 95 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories).

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

Yemen

374 of its 411 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Sanaa accounted for 289 of Yemen's 374 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

Jakarta accounted for 360 of Indonesia's 539 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Wildfires were named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,003 of its 1,249 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Baghdad accounted for 765 of Iraq's 1,003 stories about harm, carried by 741 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (632 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

292 of its 623 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

180 of its 415 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

127 of its 174 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Tunisia (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Kashmir (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Bulgaria (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Romania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
25 in 10019 in 1001 Jan5 Jan9 Jan13 Jan18 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 10014 Jan: 20 in 10015 Jan: 20 in 10016 Jan: 23 in 10017 Jan: 25 in 10018 Jan: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 42,714 stories about harm among 199,836 counted on 18 Jan.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Tunisia's news. of the day's 199,836 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Morocco's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iraq and Burkina Faso.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso95 in 100 of its 742 stories · usually 92 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen91 in 100 of its 411 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone84 in 100 of its 283 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Syria81 in 100 of its 960 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq80 in 100 of its 1,249 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US423 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1610 Tehran Iran374 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1640 Chicago US354 stories about protests or strikes, of its 638 Seoul South Korea202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Raqqa Syria143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth 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 readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMoldova: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer 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'sCameroon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Tunisia few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Cameroon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Sierra Leone about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 239 stories about harm ● Morocco about twice as angry as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about twice as angry as the world's · 702 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 374 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 13,534 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence27% 11,327 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,183 stories · about as usual Health11% 4,496 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,564 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,466 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,422 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 891 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 killed13,911 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,848 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,365 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iraq and Burkina Faso Stories reporting refugees1,153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations246 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill68 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France

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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