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What the world's news said happened to people.
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49,616 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 Vilnius (Lithuania), rights and justice in Abidjan and violence in Dakar drew the news. Myanmar's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCôte d’Ivoire 83 in 100 of its 146 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Lithuania

55 of its 87 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Vilnius accounted for 51 of Lithuania's 55 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. 41 of Vilnius' 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories → Vilnius stories →
Conflict & violence

Senegal

51 of its 72 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dakar accounted for 43 of Senegal's 51 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

96 of its 169 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (65 stories). Landslides were named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Georgia

50 of its 67 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Denmark

473 of its 811 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 132 of Copenhagen's 203 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Uganda

253 of its 446 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kampala accounted for 210 of Uganda's 253 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Ebola was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

145 of its 188 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Maputo accounted for 135 of Mozambique's 145 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Romania

92 of its 265 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

107 of its 304 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Argentina (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Ghana (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Haiti (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (24 of its stories, more than ten 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 27 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 49,616 stories about harm among 245,678 counted on 27 Jan.

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Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 245,678 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Lithuania stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Côte d’Ivoire83 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Yemen82 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique77 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia75 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 18 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 1,061 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US979 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1673 Delhi India241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 469 Washington US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1676 Athens Greece208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Paris France180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 588

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'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

● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 731 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 527 stories about harm ● Kenya about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 292 stories about harm ● Romania about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 96 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 16,249 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence21% 10,406 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Health14% 7,017 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,584 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,879 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,521 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,668 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,345 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 killed13,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,729 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,540 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Jordan Stories reporting refugees1,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions708 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced508 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations288 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill118 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmtha little more than 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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