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What the world's news said happened to people.
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31,677 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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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Kabul, violence in Istanbul and people killed in Taiwan. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 58 in 100 of its 366 stories, usually 30
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

642 of its 750 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 404 of Afghanistan's 642 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (196 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

549 of its 753 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Istanbul accounted for 376 of Türkiye's 549 stories about harm, carried by 338 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (465 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Health

Taiwan

38 of its 179 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Flu was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Palestine

325 of its 548 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Ramallah accounted for 307 of Palestine's 325 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

368 of its 654 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (180 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

50 of its 82 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

40 of its 107 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 19 of Lima's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Greece

170 of its 386 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (145 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

964 of its 2,000 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (183 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Romania (103 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Poland (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Israel (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 31,677 stories about harm among 139,779 counted on 5 Feb.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 139,779 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Romania's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. On 6 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Romania, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan86 in 100 of its 750 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen80 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 79 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Ukraine73 in 100 of its 478 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye73 in 100 of its 753 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 615 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US929 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2300 Stonewall Inn US412 stories about protests or strikes, of its 589 Seattle US319 stories about protests or strikes, of its 901 San Francisco US249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 345 Bucharest Romania181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186

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 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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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: no storiesThailand: 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 lessSlovakia: 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 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 lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: 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 lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 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 lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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 lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCameroon: 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 lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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 lessBritish Virgin Islands: 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: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 36 in 100 of its 347 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 80 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 73 in 100 of its 478 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 73 in 100 of its 753 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 69 in 100 of its 615 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 32 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 35 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 31 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 38 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 48 in 100 of its 2,000 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 37 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Papua New Guinea: 64 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 47 in 100 of its 1,463 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Norway: 39 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 34 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mauritius: 52 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malaysia: 35 in 100 of its 593 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 66 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 45 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 548 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 68 in 100 of its 354 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 1,812 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 58 in 100 of its 366 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iceland: 35 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 79 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 44 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Georgia: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 36 in 100 of its 2,183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)El Salvador: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 56 in 100 of its 654 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Djibouti: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 61 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Chile: 51 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Canada: 29 in 100 of its 3,117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 36 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 32 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Brunei: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 483 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bahrain: 53 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Albania: 41 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 86 in 100 of its 750 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 548 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 548 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 73 in 100 of its 478 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 548 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 175 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

● Afghanistan 86 in 100 of its 750 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Türkiye 73 in 100 of its 753 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 73 in 100 of its 478 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 80 in 100 of its 190 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Syria 69 in 100 of its 615 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 68 in 100 of its 354 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,003 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence24% 7,577 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,490 stories · about as usual Health14% 4,320 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Displacement9% 2,948 stories · much more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,652 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 628 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 417 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 killed8,347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,987 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting arrests3,994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,259 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees2,617 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations107 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

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