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What the world's news said happened to people.
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63,602 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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Landslides in Malta, extreme cold in Ukraine and protests in Bucharest (Romania) drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia → Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMalta 52 in 100 of its 586 stories, usually 13
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Displacement

Malta

302 of its 586 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Valletta accounted for 278 of Malta's 302 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (155 stories). Landslides were named in 122 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

616 of its 939 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Extreme cold was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Romania

432 of its 1,117 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bucharest accounted for 390 of Romania's 432 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. 374 of Bucharest's 390 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (252 stories).

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

Kuwait

101 of its 205 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

351 of its 731 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Harare accounted for 268 of Zimbabwe's 351 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. 220 of Harare's 268 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

113 of its 241 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

358 of its 870 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (93 stories). Malaria was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

459 of its 931 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Ramallah accounted for 306 of Palestine's 459 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

37 of its 66 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). 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: drought in Somalia (57 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Cambodia (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Armenia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Thailand (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Feb. 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 63,602 stories about harm among 295,204 counted on 2 Feb.

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Malta's news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 13%. of the day's 295,204 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Malta's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen78 in 100 of its 765 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq70 in 100 of its 857 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Mali67 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine66 in 100 of its 939 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 374 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Berkeley US1883 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2438 Washington US1640 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5218 Bucharest Romania374 stories about protests or strikes, of its 390 Morton County US228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Harare Zimbabwe220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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 storiesSolomon Islands: 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: 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 lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: 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: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 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 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 lessIreland: 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 lessHungary: 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 lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: 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 lessDominica: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: 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 lessBrazil: 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: 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 lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican 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 lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 48 in 100 of its 731 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 78 in 100 of its 765 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Micronesia: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 66 in 100 of its 939 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 38 in 100 of its 921 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 56 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tonga: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Togo: 77 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 41 in 100 of its 870 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 59 in 100 of its 1,509 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 33 in 100 of its 276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 40 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Slovakia: 44 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 37 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Romania: 39 in 100 of its 1,117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 42 in 100 of its 2,708 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 1,714 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 2,780 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mongolia: 37 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mauritius: 53 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malta: 52 in 100 of its 586 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 67 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 60 in 100 of its 658 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Liberia: 36 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kuwait: 49 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 44 in 100 of its 2,186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 931 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 70 in 100 of its 857 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 33 in 100 of its 675 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Honduras: 59 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 33 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guinea: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 53 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 29 in 100 of its 714 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Dominican Republic: 43 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Djibouti: 64 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Côte d’Ivoire: 56 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)DR Congo: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 49 in 100 of its 269 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 36 in 100 of its 324 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Chile: 30 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Central African Republic: 87 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cameroon: 47 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 34 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 40 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burundi: 74 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 627 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Azerbaijan: 29 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Armenia: 28 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 60 in 100 of its 374 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 931 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 931 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 66 in 100 of its 939 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 931 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Yemen 78 in 100 of its 765 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 70 in 100 of its 857 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 66 in 100 of its 939 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 59 in 100 of its 1,509 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 67 in 100 of its 172 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Libya 60 in 100 of its 658 stories · mostly displacement

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 23,272 stories · much more than usual (usually 31%) Health19% 11,715 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 11,005 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents10% 6,397 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Displacement7% 4,424 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,611 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,674 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,165 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 killed15,010 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected10,148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees4,414 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions2,606 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations526 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill120 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.