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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
40,426 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 protests in Santiago (Chile), building collapse in Indonesia and gas explosion in Belgium. Papua New Guinea's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostQatar 54 in 100 of its 575 stories, usually 13
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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 →
Protests & strikes

Chile

379 of its 650 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Santiago accounted for 348 of Chile's 379 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. 176 of Santiago's 348 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Health

Indonesia

678 of its 1,065 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jakarta accounted for 602 of Indonesia's 678 stories about harm, carried by 670 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (551 stories). Building collapse was named in 172 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

120 of its 296 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Gas explosion was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Iraq

657 of its 823 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 601 of Iraq's 657 stories about harm, carried by 718 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (554 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

233 of its 301 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tripoli accounted for 206 of Libya's 233 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

209 of its 283 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 178 of Venezuela's 209 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (133 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Senegal

98 of its 158 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

180 of its 453 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 103 of Bangkok's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

87 of its 201 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 63 of Skopje's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (84 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (440 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in North Korea (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Mexico (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in China (86 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 24 the day before
27 in 10020 in 10017 Dec24 Dec31 Dec7 Jan15 Jan17 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 10013 Jan: 25 in 10014 Jan: 24 in 10015 Jan: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 40,426 stories about harm among 166,188 counted on 15 Jan.

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The Philippines' news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 166,188 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Chile stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. On 15 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq80 in 100 of its 823 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 301 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea77 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Chad76 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 28 · mostly displacement Haiti75 in 100 of its 807 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US368 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1844 Jerusalem Israel191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 863 Santiago Chile176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348 Bledsoe County US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Tunis Tunisia112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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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: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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 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 lessTogo: 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 lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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: 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 lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: 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 lessNigeria: 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 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 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 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 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: 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 lessBelize: 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 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: 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook 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: no storiesWallis & 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 storiesZambia: 44 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Yemen: 62 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Venezuela: 74 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Puerto Rico: 41 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 54 in 100 of its 863 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 69 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Trinidad & Tobago: 40 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 40 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 674 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 37 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 1,567 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 70 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Senegal: 62 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Qatar: 54 in 100 of its 575 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 45 in 100 of its 1,903 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Peru: 74 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Papua New Guinea: 77 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 53 in 100 of its 1,462 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 65 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 60 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malawi: 46 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Madagascar: 62 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)North Macedonia: 43 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 77 in 100 of its 301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 39 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 47 in 100 of its 2,325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 1,286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ireland: 39 in 100 of its 2,217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 80 in 100 of its 823 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 54 in 100 of its 673 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 64 in 100 of its 1,065 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Honduras: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 75 in 100 of its 807 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Equatorial Guinea: 100 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)El Salvador: 60 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Egypt: 38 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 57 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 57 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Chile: 58 in 100 of its 650 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Chad: 76 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Central African Republic: 84 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cameroon: 44 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 34 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 48 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Belgium: 41 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Albania: 55 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 424 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 1,286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 1,286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 1,286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
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 24 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

● Iraq 80 in 100 of its 823 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 75 in 100 of its 807 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Libya 77 in 100 of its 301 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Peru 74 in 100 of its 329 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Venezuela 74 in 100 of its 283 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Papua New Guinea 77 in 100 of its 138 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,477 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents22% 8,841 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 7,076 stories · about as usual Health16% 6,225 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,192 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,349 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,090 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 677 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 killed11,968 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,934 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations667 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Türkiye Stories reporting refugees655 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced391 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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