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What the world's news said happened to people.
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59,663 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 Abidjan, the earthquake in Italy and protests in Tbilisi (Georgia). Italy's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMali 89 in 100 of its 890 stories, usually 54
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

200 of its 267 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Abidjan accounted for 145 of Côte d’Ivoire's 200 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (192 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories → Abidjan stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

908 of its 1,996 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Earthquake was named in 640 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms, tsunami and avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Nigeria

1,537 of its 3,354 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (484 stories). Oil spill was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

99 of its 141 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times 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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Conflict & violence

Mali

793 of its 890 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (598 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Romania

188 of its 424 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (171 stories). Extreme cold was named in 86 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with plague.

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Rights & justice

Gambia

689 of its 1,415 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

84 of its 125 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Greece (189 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Romania (86 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Argentina (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Sri Lanka (25 of its stories, about 7 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 18 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 59,663 stories about harm among 285,632 counted on 18 Jan.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. of the day's 285,632 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Côte d’Ivoire stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%. A year earlier, on 19 January 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali89 in 100 of its 890 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire75 in 100 of its 267 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq73 in 100 of its 1,066 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 857 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1896 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4151 New York US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 517 Chennai India124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Berlin Germany113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Jerusalem Israel95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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: 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'sPortugal: 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'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'sNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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 readChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little warmer 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 fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: 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'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sMacao: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 793 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 513 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Tunisia about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 18,015 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health20% 11,510 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 11,241 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents14% 8,319 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,172 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,550 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,940 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,602 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 killed16,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,793 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations700 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions518 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced435 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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