← 28 Jan Friday 29 January 2016 · to 23:59 UTC 30 Jan →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
46,849 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 news turned to rights and justice in Bujumbura, the hunger in Ethiopia and violence in Bogota. Burundi's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 71 in 100 of its 377 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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 →
Rights & justice

Burundi

525 of its 557 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Bujumbura accounted for 437 of Burundi's 525 stories about harm, carried by 320 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (295 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Bujumbura stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

178 of its 310 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Hunger was named in 119 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Kuwait

39 of its 84 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Hungary

89 of its 187 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

92 of its 111 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Central African Republic

165 of its 225 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Bangui accounted for 109 of the Central African Republic's 165 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

117 of its 505 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (100 stories). Typhoon was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash and heavy rain.

its stories →
Health

Uganda

125 of its 284 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kampala accounted for 99 of Uganda's 125 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Brazil

820 of its 1,757 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Wildfires were named in 96 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness, hiv and cholera.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Uganda (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Ghana (44 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Syria (192 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Sweden (35 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
25 in 10019 in 1001 Jan8 Jan15 Jan22 Jan29 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 10021 Jan: 20 in 10022 Jan: 21 in 10023 Jan: 24 in 10024 Jan: 24 in 10025 Jan: 21 in 10026 Jan: 20 in 10027 Jan: 20 in 10028 Jan: 20 in 10029 Jan: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 46,849 stories about harm among 228,289 counted on 29 Jan.

Read the day's briefing

Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 21 in every 100 of the day's 228,289 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ethiopia's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 6 times their usual. Burundi stood out: 94% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 79%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi94 in 100 of its 557 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Yemen84 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Mali83 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic73 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Libya72 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382 Damascus Syria239 stories about protests or strikes, of its 538 Des Moines US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 651 Delhi India176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Washington US172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1476

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little warmer 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 fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful 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 fearful as the world'sJordan: 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: 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 fearful than the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Hong Kong about twice as warm as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 512 stories about harm ● Burundi about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 525 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 569 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about twice as angry as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 136 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 14,532 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence21% 9,420 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health15% 6,880 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,766 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,600 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,279 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 2,144 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Displacement4% 2,047 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 killed13,106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,698 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,025 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,297 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting refugees1,892 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced634 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Somalia Stories reporting evacuations599 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions549 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill127 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
● 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?

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.