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What the world's news said happened to people.
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55,697 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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Rights and justice in Bogota, people displaced in Somalia and illness in Krimulda drew the news. Colombia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostLatvia 77 in 100 of its 158 stories, usually 18
RegionCentral Asia 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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

Colombia

135 of its 252 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Bogota accounted for 117 of Colombia's 135 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (124 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

132 of its 192 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (40 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Latvia

122 of its 158 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Krimulda accounted for 121 of Latvia's 122 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories).

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

Mexico

828 of its 2,314 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Extreme cold was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

2,234 of its 2,905 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Istanbul accounted for 1,771 of Türkiye's 2,234 stories about harm, carried by 1,266 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

1,565 of its 3,349 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (435 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Myanmar

90 of its 151 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Poisoning was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Namibia

30 of its 102 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 9 of Owambo's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Argentina

63 of its 222 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Landslides were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Netherlands (77 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Argentina (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Myanmar (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Angola (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Zambia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 55,697 stories about harm among 268,112 counted on 17 Jan.

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The Netherlands' news mentioned power cuts about 7 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 268,112 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Colombia, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. On 18 January 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya88 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen80 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq79 in 100 of its 618 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Latvia77 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 18 · mostly health Türkiye77 in 100 of its 2,905 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2784 Atlanta US361 stories about protests or strikes, of its 560 Istanbul Türkiye187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1771 Delhi India94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421 Hyderabad India92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAmerican Samoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Colombia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 212 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 361 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as fearful as the world's · 132 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 17,009 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence21% 11,680 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health19% 10,420 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,384 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,483 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,875 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,389 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,192 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 killed18,132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,722 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,618 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations317 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill96 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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