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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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

usually 21; 22 the day before
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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.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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 readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualGuam: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualMastung, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsFond du Lac, US -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 94 outletsManila, Philippines -- food & livelihood: 71 stories, carried by 23 outletsYangon, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 47 outletsGombi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 52 stories, carried by 27 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- conflict & violence: 129 stories, carried by 130 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 29 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual ● El Salvador warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mastung Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Fond du Lac US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 41 stories ● Manila Philippines about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 71 stories ● Yangon Myanmar about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Gombi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

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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