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What the world's news said happened to people.
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57,732 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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The day's news pointed at violence in Kabul, rights and justice in Tehran and people injured in Colombia. Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPoland 63 in 100 of its 649 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,240 of its 1,431 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 965 of Afghanistan's 1,240 stories about harm, carried by 693 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,028 stories). Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

816 of its 1,594 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 685 of Iran's 816 stories about harm, carried by 463 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (640 stories). Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

186 of its 291 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories). Drought was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Ukraine

191 of its 318 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Lviv accounted for 132 of Ukraine's 191 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

107 of its 199 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Poland

410 of its 649 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Warsaw accounted for 315 of Poland's 410 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (177 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Hong Kong

102 of its 383 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

32 of its 67 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

297 of its 798 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (181 stories). Heavy rain was named in 138 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Thailand (138 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in Barbados (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Philippines (184 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Albania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 57,732 stories about harm among 272,593 counted on 10 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 21 in every 100 of the day's 272,593 stories, as usual. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 7 times their usual in Thailand's news. A year earlier, on 11 January 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Afghanistan stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 58%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan87 in 100 of its 1,431 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia68 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen68 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti65 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Colombia64 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2573 Alabama US223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 503 London UK179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 787 Delhi India161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 470 Jerusalem Israel155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 599

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as 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'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little warmer than 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 angry as the world's · 1,240 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 816 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 451 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 191 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 17,190 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 11,774 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence19% 11,052 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents17% 9,447 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,383 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,672 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,180 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,058 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 killed18,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,399 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions1,028 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations957 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees719 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Poland and the US Stories reporting people displaced311 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill103 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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