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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

usually 22; 21 the day before
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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreenland: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHelsinki, Finland -- health: 20 stories, carried by 13 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- shelter & services: 26 stories, carried by 18 outletsLynchburg, US -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 26 outletsTelangana, India -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsBeverly Hills, US -- health: 74 stories, carried by 179 outletsAccra, Ghana -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 11 outletsMecca, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 15 outletsCanberra, Australia -- displacement: 17 stories, carried by 18 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Finland warmth about one and a half times usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Armenia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Helsinki Finland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 26 stories ● Lynchburg US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Telangana India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Beverly Hills US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 74 stories

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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