← 30 Jan Sunday 31 January 2016 · to 23:59 UTC 1 Feb →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
27,618 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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Violence in Kampala, people injured in Brazil and the hunger in Ethiopia drew the news. Brazil's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 74 in 100 of its 217 stories, usually 34
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

244 of its 362 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kampala accounted for 179 of Uganda's 244 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (151 stories). Ebola was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with haemorrhagic fever.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Health

Brazil

393 of its 748 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (48 stories). Malaria was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

223 of its 310 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (110 stories). Hunger was named in 138 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Egypt

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (143 stories). Extreme cold was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

322 of its 603 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (226 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Switzerland

169 of its 437 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

858 of its 1,942 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (82 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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 1,034 of Syria's 1,420 stories about harm, carried by 809 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (533 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.

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (261 stories). Hypothermia was named in 177 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Flooding was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in El Salvador (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Türkiye (177 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Indonesia (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Canada (89 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); poisoning in Trinidad & Tobago (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 27,618 stories about harm among 124,842 counted on 31 Jan.

Read the day's briefing

On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 124,842 stories, as usual. Uganda's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. In Ethiopia's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sierra Leone89 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Syria79 in 100 of its 1,804 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi79 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 83 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia74 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 34 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 401 Damascus Syria244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1034 Delhi India148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 558 Hyderabad India83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'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: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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'sCôte 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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 twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken 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'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 284 stories about harm ● Nigeria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 858 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 417 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Burundi about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 8,314 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence26% 7,006 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents16% 4,483 stories · about as usual Health12% 3,158 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,391 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,204 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,012 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 629 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 killed8,792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,488 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,082 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced372 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions308 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US

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
● 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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