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What the world's news said happened to people.
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54,532 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 Caracas (Venezuela), violence in Kabul and a disaster in Alsozsolca. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 53 in 100 of its 283 stories, usually 18
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

285 of its 393 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Caracas accounted for 214 of Venezuela's 285 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. 163 of Caracas' 214 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (215 stories).

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

713 of its 849 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 345 of Afghanistan's 713 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Zambia

91 of its 173 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Konkola accounted for 72 of Zambia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories).

Zambia over 30 days → its stories → Konkola stories →
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Conflict & violence

Belgium

245 of its 660 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Brussels accounted for 221 of Belgium's 245 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Chile

191 of its 341 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Santiago accounted for 164 of Chile's 191 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Wildfires were named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heatwave.

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Rights & justice

Norway

182 of its 579 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

104 of its 145 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

112 of its 235 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

41 of its 94 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 8 of Amhara's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chile (76 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Malawi (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Angola (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Madagascar (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Argentina (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
25 in 10020 in 10014 Dec21 Dec28 Dec4 Jan12 Jan14 Dec: 20 in 10015 Dec: 20 in 10016 Dec: 21 in 10017 Dec: 23 in 10018 Dec: 25 in 10019 Dec: 21 in 10020 Dec: 23 in 10021 Dec: 22 in 10022 Dec: 21 in 10023 Dec: 22 in 10024 Dec: 23 in 10025 Dec: 22 in 10026 Dec: 22 in 10027 Dec: 23 in 10028 Dec: 23 in 10029 Dec: 22 in 10030 Dec: 21 in 10031 Dec: 23 in 1001 Jan: 24 in 1002 Jan: 22 in 1003 Jan: 20 in 1004 Jan: 20 in 1005 Jan: 21 in 1006 Jan: 21 in 1007 Jan: 24 in 1008 Jan: 23 in 1009 Jan: 20 in 10010 Jan: 21 in 10011 Jan: 20 in 10012 Jan: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 54,532 stories about harm among 273,691 counted on 12 Jan.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 13 December 2016. In Chile's news, mentions of wildfires ran about 8 times their usual. Venezuela stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 273,691 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 →

Afghanistan84 in 100 of its 849 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 1,028 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea74 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Venezuela73 in 100 of its 393 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Mali72 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US452 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2322 Moscow Russia225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 841 Jerusalem Israel215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 556 Aleppo Syria196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Urbana US179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: no storiesCayman 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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 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 storiesSlovakia: 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 storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: 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: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: 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 lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: 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: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: no storiesSt. 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 628 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Zambia: 53 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 57 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 73 in 100 of its 393 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 38 in 100 of its 1,073 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tonga: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 76 in 100 of its 1,028 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 41 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 36 in 100 of its 276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 53 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Solomon Islands: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Senegal: 40 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 37 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Poland: 26 in 100 of its 648 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 1,890 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Papua New Guinea: 40 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 1,581 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Norway: 31 in 100 of its 579 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 53 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 2,957 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 72 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 39 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Madagascar: 55 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 42 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 38 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 38 in 100 of its 2,357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 927 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ireland: 28 in 100 of its 2,042 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 61 in 100 of its 928 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 36 in 100 of its 733 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hungary: 50 in 100 of its 430 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 36 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea: 74 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 52 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 44 in 100 of its 575 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 31 in 100 of its 3,075 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 44 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 40 in 100 of its 530 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 48 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chile: 56 in 100 of its 341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 80 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 45 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 35 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brazil: 33 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belgium: 37 in 100 of its 660 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 696 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Angola: 40 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 84 in 100 of its 849 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 927 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 927 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 927 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

● Afghanistan 84 in 100 of its 849 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 76 in 100 of its 1,028 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 73 in 100 of its 393 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Guinea 74 in 100 of its 137 stories · mostly health ● Iraq 61 in 100 of its 928 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 72 in 100 of its 145 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 16,511 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 11,299 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents17% 9,249 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 8,623 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,209 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,307 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,159 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,071 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 killed14,888 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests7,864 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,814 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees967 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions711 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations560 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Chile Stories reporting people displaced426 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Colombia and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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.

● Angera little less than 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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