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What the world's news said happened to people.
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46,173 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 people displaced in Unrwa, power cuts in the Netherlands and arrests in Portugal. Palestine's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 65 in 100 of its 378 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

718 of its 1,232 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Unrwa accounted for 460 of Palestine's 718 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (351 stories). Heavy rain was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Unrwa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

345 of its 694 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Amsterdam accounted for 293 of the Netherlands' 345 stories about harm, carried by 315 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (212 stories). Power cuts were named in 149 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Rights & justice

Portugal

64 of its 192 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hiv.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Hungary

78 of its 264 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

157 of its 196 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kadovar Island accounted for 103 of Papua New Guinea's 157 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Tsunami was named in 120 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

104 of its 113 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Akobo accounted for 62 of South Sudan's 104 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

245 of its 378 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (231 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

28 of its 66 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Germany

492 of its 1,501 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Central African Republic

15 of its 19 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 6 of Paoua's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Papua New Guinea (120 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Albania (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Mexico (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in China (84 of its stories, about three times its usual); plague in Brazil (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 46,173 stories about harm among 212,013 counted on 18 Jan.

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Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 22 in every 100 of the day's 212,013 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. For the second day running, the news turned to Palestine. Papua New Guinea's news mentioned the tsunami about three times as often as usual. Palestine's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 47%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan92 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea80 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar75 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Syria73 in 100 of its 928 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia69 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US688 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2445 Jerusalem Israel173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 512 Hollywood US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 571 Paris France99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Jenin Palestine77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Uganda about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 677 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 780 stories about harm ● Kazakhstan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 245 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 14,611 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health19% 8,844 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 8,692 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence16% 7,100 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,150 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,809 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,432 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 813 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 killed13,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,776 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees1,312 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting abductions631 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced402 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations285 at about half the usual rate · most about Papua New Guinea and the US Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about half 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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