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What the world's news said happened to people.
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54,202 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 news turned to illness in Luanda, violence in Kabul and the hypothermia in Bulgaria. Angola's coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAngola 76 in 100 of its 201 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Angola

152 of its 201 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Luanda accounted for 135 of Angola's 152 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 133 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Luanda stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,056 of its 1,192 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 833 of Afghanistan's 1,056 stories about harm, carried by 577 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (698 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Shelter & services

Bulgaria

155 of its 318 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Hypothermia was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Greece

392 of its 741 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Lesbos accounted for 273 of Greece's 392 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

167 of its 292 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Ghana

253 of its 1,119 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Heatwave was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

United Arab Emirates

237 of its 1,077 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

17 of its 33 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Health

Haiti

74 of its 112 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Outbreaks were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Haiti (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (169 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (49 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Australia (178 of its stories, about three 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 11 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 54,202 stories about harm among 269,570 counted on 11 Jan.

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Angola stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 269,570 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Angola's news mentioned outbreaks about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 12 January 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan89 in 100 of its 1,192 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea82 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Central African Republic81 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Mali79 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Yemen78 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US913 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2760 Chicago US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 717 Jerusalem Israel194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Moscow Russia152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 644 Alabama US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222

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'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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 readThailand: 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 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 readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: 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'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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBarbados: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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 three times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Angola about 5 times as fearful as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 203 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,056 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 296 stories about harm ● Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about twice as angry as the world's · 156 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 15,612 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 11,276 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence19% 10,001 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 8,423 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,077 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,165 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,423 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,065 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 killed16,079 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,825 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees1,412 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and Germany Stories reporting evacuations766 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bulgaria Stories reporting abductions534 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced371 at about half the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting people falling ill55 at about half the usual rate · most about Haiti 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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