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What the world's news said happened to people.
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44,966 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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Flooding in Chile, protests in Tunis (Tunisia) and violence in Nablus drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 67 in 100 of its 1,454 stories, usually 30
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Rights & justice

Chile

228 of its 523 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Santiago accounted for 194 of Chile's 228 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Flooding was named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

239 of its 296 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tunis accounted for 164 of Tunisia's 239 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 158 of Tunis' 164 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (221 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

724 of its 1,200 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Nablus accounted for 391 of Palestine's 724 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (274 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
Food & livelihood

Venezuela

183 of its 282 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Pakistan

810 of its 1,517 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 193 of Kasur's 290 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

717 of its 2,105 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

238 of its 438 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Cholera was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

567 of its 1,332 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 486 of Israel's 567 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. 293 of Jerusalem's 486 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

90 of its 199 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zambia

150 of its 229 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 50 of Lusaka's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Belize (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Honduras (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in New Zealand (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10014 Dec21 Dec28 Dec4 Jan12 Jan14 Dec: 20 in 10015 Dec: 19 in 10016 Dec: 21 in 10017 Dec: 22 in 10018 Dec: 22 in 10019 Dec: 21 in 10020 Dec: 20 in 10021 Dec: 20 in 10022 Dec: 20 in 10023 Dec: 23 in 10024 Dec: 23 in 10025 Dec: 24 in 10026 Dec: 23 in 10027 Dec: 23 in 10028 Dec: 23 in 10029 Dec: 24 in 10030 Dec: 27 in 10031 Dec: 27 in 1001 Jan: 27 in 1002 Jan: 25 in 1003 Jan: 22 in 1004 Jan: 23 in 1005 Jan: 22 in 1006 Jan: 24 in 1007 Jan: 24 in 1008 Jan: 22 in 1009 Jan: 21 in 10010 Jan: 20 in 10011 Jan: 21 in 10012 Jan: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 44,966 stories about harm among 203,809 counted on 12 Jan.

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Chile stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 203,809 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Chile's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. On 12 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo82 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia81 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Niger76 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan68 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 359 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US521 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3722 Jerusalem Israel293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 Hollywood US222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 617 Kasur Pakistan193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Tunis Tunisia158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: no storiesU.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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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 lessSri Lanka: 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 storiesSaudi 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 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 lessPoland: 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 lessMauritius: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 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 lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 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 lessGuinea: 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 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: 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 lessDR Congo: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 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 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 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 lessAlbania: 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 lessCrimea: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook 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: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 66 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 61 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 65 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 49 in 100 of its 644 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 81 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Trinidad & Tobago: 48 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Togo: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tanzania: 41 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 67 in 100 of its 359 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 64 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Senegal: 47 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 33 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 1,565 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 39 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 53 in 100 of its 1,517 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 34 in 100 of its 2,105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 76 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 32 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 31 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 63 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 1,332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 1,200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 48 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 1,118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Honduras: 63 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 67 in 100 of its 1,454 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 41 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 47 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 30 in 100 of its 384 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ecuador: 31 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Côte d’Ivoire: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Costa Rica: 43 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 82 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 37 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Chile: 44 in 100 of its 523 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Central African Republic: 65 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 63 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Belize: 39 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 54 in 100 of its 438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Azerbaijan: 45 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 60 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 1,200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 1,200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 1,200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 218 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

● Tunisia 81 in 100 of its 296 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 67 in 100 of its 1,454 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 67 in 100 of its 359 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Congo 82 in 100 of its 87 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 60 in 100 of its 1,200 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 65 in 100 of its 282 stories · mostly food & livelihood

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 15,397 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents19% 8,533 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Health18% 8,126 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 6,377 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,178 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,305 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,271 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,019 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 killed12,198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,864 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions564 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced489 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations399 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill72 at about the usual rate

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.

● 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.