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What the world's news said happened to people.
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33,990 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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Illness in San Salvador, protests in Cairo (Egypt) and violence in Algiers drew the news. Greece's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 90 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

275 of its 427 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 147 of Cairo's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Landslides were named in 95 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

295 of its 522 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ethiopia

60 of its 108 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 9 of Oromo's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Netherlands

193 of its 482 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 167 of Spijkenisse's 169 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Finland

57 of its 106 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 13 of Perho's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories).

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Rights & justice

Canada

1,686 of its 4,366 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (820 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

49 of its 94 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 31 of Skopje's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

137 of its 347 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 121 of Port-au-Prince's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Zimbabwe (50 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Bahamas (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Philippines (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in China (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 33,990 stories about harm among 143,879 counted on 23 Jan.

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El Salvador's news mentioned the dengue about 7 times as often as usual. el Salvador's news was 96% about people being harmed, against a usual 52%. of the day's 143,879 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

El Salvador96 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Burkina Faso94 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 92 · mostly conflict & violence Uruguay90 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 16 · mostly rights & justice Burundi88 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria86 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US350 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3482 Baltimore US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 507 Tunis Tunisia168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Spijkenisse Netherlands167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Cairo Egypt147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & 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'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about twice 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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

● South Sudan few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 590 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 246 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 178 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 9,047 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents26% 8,615 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence23% 7,694 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health9% 3,095 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,781 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,432 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 969 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 837 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 killed11,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,902 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees984 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced194 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Saudi Arabia and Switzerland Stories reporting people falling ill98 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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