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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
60,350 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 violence in Brussels, protests in Bucharest (Romania) and people killed in Greece. Belgium's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 74 in 100 of its 842 stories, usually 36
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

159 of its 456 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Brussels accounted for 136 of Belgium's 159 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Protests & strikes

Romania

188 of its 378 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Bucharest accounted for 171 of Romania's 188 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 165 of Bucharest's 171 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Food & livelihood

Greece

284 of its 741 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (94 stories). Poisoning was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

New Zealand

411 of its 1,594 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Heatwave was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

621 of its 842 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kiev accounted for 245 of Ukraine's 621 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of evacuations 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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Conflict & violence

Canada

3,288 of its 8,223 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Quebec accounted for 2,219 of Canada's 3,288 stories about harm, carried by 1,484 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,382 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

934 of its 2,044 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

70 of its 300 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 13 of Ha Tinh's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Accidents were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Yemen

515 of its 607 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. 81 of Sanaa's 153 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

902 of its 2,918 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Outbreaks were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (185 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Palestine (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Italy (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mauritius (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Cambodia (18 of its stories, more than ten 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 31 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 60,350 stories about harm among 287,604 counted on 31 Jan.

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Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 287,604 stories, as usual. Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. In Belgium, 35% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. A year earlier, on 1 February 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 →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 607 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine74 in 100 of its 842 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Slovakia72 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 16 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan63 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar57 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US2292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 6102 Quebec Canada666 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2219 London UK219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 852 San Francisco US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 506 Moscow Russia177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 641

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelvoir, Australia -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 123 outletsPantai, Malaysia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsEast Moline, US -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 35 outletsBig Sandy, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsBuenos Aires, Argentina -- rights & justice: 79 stories, carried by 77 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 26 outletsPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 11 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Papua New Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Argentina warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Belvoir Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Pantai Malaysia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● East Moline US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Big Sandy US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Bogota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 20,049 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence21% 12,669 stories · about as usual Health16% 9,688 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 5,520 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Displacement9% 5,184 stories · much more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,699 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,701 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,631 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 killed15,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected11,693 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests7,852 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees5,686 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured4,954 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced491 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions405 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.