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What the world's news said happened to people.
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31,707 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 protests in Bucharest (Romania), a disaster in Zagan and violence in Beirut. Poland's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRomania 85 in 100 of its 260 stories, usually 24
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Protests & strikes

Romania

220 of its 260 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Bucharest accounted for 193 of Romania's 220 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. 163 of Bucharest's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (171 stories). Plague was named in 154 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Disasters & accidents

Poland

137 of its 210 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Zagan accounted for 117 of Poland's 137 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Zagan stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

167 of its 244 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Beirut accounted for 148 of Lebanon's 167 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

37 of its 144 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Brazil

237 of its 447 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 81 of Rio Grande do Norte's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

539 of its 566 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Bougainville accounted for 505 of Papua New Guinea's 539 stories about harm, carried by 616 outlets. Tsunami was named in 536 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with earthquake.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

334 of its 354 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 210 of Yemen's 334 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

621 of its 2,530 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (204 stories). Landslides were named in 202 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

India

2,258 of its 7,745 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (1,187 stories). Train derailment was named in 937 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Gambia

637 of its 1,392 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Banjul accounted for 570 of the Gambia's 637 stories about harm, carried by 381 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Papua New Guinea (536 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Italy (412 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in India (937 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Uganda (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in China (202 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
24 in 10020 in 10024 Dec31 Dec7 Jan14 Jan22 Jan24 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 10013 Jan: 20 in 10014 Jan: 22 in 10015 Jan: 22 in 10016 Jan: 21 in 10017 Jan: 21 in 10018 Jan: 21 in 10019 Jan: 20 in 10020 Jan: 20 in 10021 Jan: 24 in 10022 Jan: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 31,707 stories about harm among 138,352 counted on 22 Jan.

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In Romania, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 138,352 stories, above the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to Romania. In Papua New Guinea's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 5 times their usual. On 23 January 2016, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Italy, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Papua New Guinea95 in 100 of its 566 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen94 in 100 of its 354 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Romania85 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice Syria77 in 100 of its 854 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon68 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US2078 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3085 Kremlin Russia213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 San Francisco US200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Banjul Gambia174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 Bucharest Romania163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: 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: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: 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 storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: 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 lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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 lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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 lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 lessEthiopia: 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 lessDR Congo: 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 lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: 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 lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesEast Jerusalem: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican 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 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: 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: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 94 in 100 of its 354 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 45 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 77 in 100 of its 854 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Korea: 33 in 100 of its 499 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 46 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Solomon Islands: 75 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Romania: 85 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 65 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Papua New Guinea: 95 in 100 of its 566 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 1,166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,636 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 35 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 55 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malaysia: 34 in 100 of its 649 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 62 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 68 in 100 of its 244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kazakhstan: 36 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Italy: 45 in 100 of its 1,066 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 60 in 100 of its 377 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 32 in 100 of its 536 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)India: 29 in 100 of its 7,745 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hungary: 38 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 56 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guinea: 37 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Gambia: 46 in 100 of its 1,392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 44 in 100 of its 402 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 50 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Chile: 45 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Chad: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 43 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 55 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Brazil: 53 in 100 of its 447 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Albania: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)British Virgin Islands: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Papua New Guinea 95 in 100 of its 566 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Yemen 94 in 100 of its 354 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Romania 85 in 100 of its 260 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 77 in 100 of its 854 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 68 in 100 of its 244 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 295 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 10,081 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents25% 7,908 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence18% 5,638 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health12% 3,857 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,744 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,008 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 574 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 401 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 killed10,878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,878 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected3,666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,578 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees507 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions278 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Lebanon and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada 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 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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