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What the world's news said happened to people.
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42,605 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Yaounde (Cameroon), people displaced in Manus Island and people killed in the UK. Papua New Guinea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRussia 47 in 100 of its 4,170 stories, usually 20
RegionEurope 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Cameroon

75 of its 113 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 25 of Yaounde's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). HIV was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Health

UK

2,192 of its 7,722 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (880 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 180 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with plague and snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

1,976 of its 4,170 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,548 stories). Plane crash was named in 639 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Kuwait

71 of its 169 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

128 of its 257 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

147 of its 333 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

43 of its 56 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 23 of Tunis' 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Jersey

28 of its 97 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

56 of its 126 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in Ghana (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Pakistan (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); accidents in Australia (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 Dec. 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 42,605 stories about harm among 188,120 counted on 27 Dec.

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The news turned to Cameroon for the third day running. 23 in every 100 of the day's 188,120 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Russia's news, mentions of plane crash ran about 5 times their usual. Cameroon stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Papua New Guinea78 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 45 · mostly displacement Tunisia77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq73 in 100 of its 735 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 1,129 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 958 Baghdad Iraq134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Chicago US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 729 London UK87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1112 Jakarta Indonesia83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: 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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry 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 angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJersey: 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

● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 671 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 583 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 789 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 56 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence23% 9,624 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 9,116 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health21% 8,850 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,549 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,063 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,095 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,767 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 826 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 killed14,964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,037 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,579 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,820 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations761 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees593 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Somalia and Germany Stories reporting people displaced495 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill64 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Pakistan 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 about as 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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