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What the world's news said happened to people.
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49,259 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 Jerusalem, road crashes in Haiti and rights and justice in Dakar drew the news. Haiti's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSenegal 81 in 100 of its 283 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,183 of its 2,345 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,029 of Israel's 1,183 stories about harm, carried by 642 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (659 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Food & livelihood

Haiti

133 of its 178 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

152 of its 258 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Nassau accounted for 140 of the Bahamas' 152 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories).

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

Kashmir

196 of its 336 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Chile

531 of its 739 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Santiago accounted for 509 of Chile's 531 stories about harm, carried by 599 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (312 stories).

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Rights & justice

France

1,360 of its 2,896 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Paris accounted for 1,212 of France's 1,360 stories about harm, carried by 1,454 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,160 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

255 of its 566 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (227 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

850 of its 2,121 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (589 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

447 of its 746 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (323 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Guatemala (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Austria (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (115 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Jamaica (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in US (1194 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 9 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 49,259 stories about harm among 243,854 counted on 9 Jan.

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Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Guatemala's news. In Israel, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. A year earlier, on 10 January 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. 20 in every 100 of the day's 243,854 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Senegal81 in 100 of its 283 stories · usually 21 · mostly rights & justice Syria79 in 100 of its 1,213 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti75 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 53 · mostly food & livelihood Chile72 in 100 of its 739 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia62 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US359 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1312 London UK238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 895 Delhi India182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 506 Chicago US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Aleppo Syria164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 502

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 60 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 59 in 100 of its 434 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 40 in 100 of its 1,295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 62 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 43 in 100 of its 579 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 79 in 100 of its 1,213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Senegal: 81 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 27 in 100 of its 452 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)St. Lucia: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 29 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Poland: 45 in 100 of its 566 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 2,242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Papua New Guinea: 41 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 1,786 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 33 in 100 of its 3,136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 32 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 30 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jordan: 52 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jamaica: 28 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 50 in 100 of its 2,345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 29 in 100 of its 576 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 58 in 100 of its 891 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 2,121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 75 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 43 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 42 in 100 of its 896 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 47 in 100 of its 2,896 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 60 in 100 of its 746 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greenland: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Czechia: 50 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Côte d’Ivoire: 50 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Costa Rica: 36 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chile: 72 in 100 of its 739 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chad: 35 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 30 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 42 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 43 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brazil: 32 in 100 of its 580 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bosnia: 58 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahrain: 28 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahamas: 59 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Austria: 27 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Angola: 41 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 49 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 58 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 29 in 100 of its 576 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 29 in 100 of its 576 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 29 in 100 of its 576 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 79 in 100 of its 1,213 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Senegal 81 in 100 of its 283 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Chile 72 in 100 of its 739 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 75 in 100 of its 178 stories · mostly food & livelihood ● Egypt 60 in 100 of its 746 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 58 in 100 of its 891 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 11,800 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 10,678 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health19% 9,335 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 9,227 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,010 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,840 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,288 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,257 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 killed16,346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,578 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,510 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions618 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees488 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill192 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 softer 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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