← 19 Jan Wednesday 20 January 2016 · to 23:59 UTC 21 Jan →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
52,628 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.

How to read these numbers →

The day's news pointed at violence in Peshawar, protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and people killed in Côte d’Ivoire. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHonduras 84 in 100 of its 158 stories, usually 35
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

Pakistan

2,743 of its 3,577 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Peshawar accounted for 2,025 of Pakistan's 2,743 stories about harm, carried by 1,281 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Peshawar stories →
Health

Paraguay

13 of its 21 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Chikungunya was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dengue.

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

Singapore

376 of its 1,275 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (146 stories). Natural hazards were named in 32 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

Kashmir

134 of its 273 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

394 of its 767 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Drought was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

400 of its 642 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Pyongyang accounted for 372 of North Korea's 400 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with ebola and hiv.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,560 of its 1,866 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Dust storm was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

195 of its 435 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Romania (72 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); chikungunya in Colombia (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in North Korea (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Greece (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Switzerland (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
25 in 10019 in 1001 Jan5 Jan10 Jan15 Jan20 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 10019 Jan: 20 in 10020 Jan: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 52,628 stories about harm among 251,847 counted on 20 Jan.

Read the day's briefing

Romania's news mentioned the hypothermia about 8 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 251,847 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Pakistan, 77% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso94 in 100 of its 428 stories · usually 93 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi92 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic87 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria84 in 100 of its 1,866 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras84 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Peshawar Pakistan644 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2025 Washington US548 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2416 Flint River US307 stories about protests or strikes, of its 513 Damascus Syria194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Hyderabad India160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: too little coverage to readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: 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 warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 2,743 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Côte d’Ivoire few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as fearful as the world's · 292 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about twice as angry as the world's · 404 stories about harm ● Italy about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 255 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 14,952 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 13,889 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 7,681 stories · about as usual Health11% 5,426 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,854 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,628 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,554 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,582 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 killed15,759 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,131 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people injured3,888 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced635 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations361 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people falling ill89 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria

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?

The weekly briefing · 18 Oct – 24 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.