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What the world's news said happened to people.
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47,413 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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Protests in Tunis (Tunisia), people killed in Japan and violence in Baghdad drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iraq and Norway →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNorway 47 in 100 of its 499 stories, usually 16
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

76 of its 103 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tunis accounted for 61 of Tunisia's 76 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 38 of Tunis' 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Ebola was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Japan

630 of its 2,497 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (376 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

1,036 of its 1,300 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Baghdad accounted for 460 of Iraq's 1,036 stories about harm, carried by 435 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (150 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

299 of its 627 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Norway

235 of its 499 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Storskog accounted for 188 of Norway's 235 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. 188 of Storskog's 188 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

243 of its 527 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 75 of Antioquia's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ghana

18 of Mahama's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Meningitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

67 of its 132 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

79 of its 112 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

240 of its 278 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Guinea (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Malawi (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Switzerland (36 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); chikungunya in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in India (185 of its stories, about 9 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 19 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 47,413 stories about harm among 236,940 counted on 19 Jan.

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In Guinea's news, mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual. People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iraq and Norway. Tunisia's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 53%. of the day's 236,940 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso94 in 100 of its 541 stories · usually 92 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen86 in 100 of its 278 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq80 in 100 of its 1,300 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Burundi77 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 73 · mostly shelter & services Tunisia74 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US392 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1796 Hyderabad India314 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Delhi India240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 San Antonio US216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Storskog Norway188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: too little coverage to readIran: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: 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'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSeychelles: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice 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 angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Indonesia about twice as fearful as the world's · 408 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,036 stories about harm ● Cameroon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about twice as angry as the world's · 509 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 299 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 866 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 14,808 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence23% 10,809 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,678 stories · about as usual Health13% 6,153 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,948 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,075 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,891 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,098 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 killed14,477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,176 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees1,665 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,138 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting people displaced778 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iraq and Norway Stories reporting evacuations293 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people falling ill139 at about the usual rate

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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