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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
46,193 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 violence in Minsk, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and rights and justice in Ndong. Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording 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 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBelarus 62 in 100 of its 184 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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 →
Conflict & violence

Belarus

115 of its 184 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Minsk accounted for 113 of Belarus' 115 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

136 of its 170 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 41 of Khartoum's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

168 of its 474 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (48 stories). Storms were named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with snowstorms and avalanche.

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

Gambia

98 of its 188 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Banjul accounted for 91 of the Gambia's 98 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. 82 of Banjul's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

200 of its 243 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Mogadishu accounted for 131 of Somalia's 200 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Brazil

309 of its 698 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (270 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

62 of its 170 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

829 of its 1,637 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 597 of Israel's 829 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (373 stories).

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Displacement

South Sudan

110 of its 128 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (74 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Zimbabwe (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in North Korea (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Malawi (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Panama (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (53 of its stories, about 4 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 19 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 46,193 stories about harm among 212,939 counted on 19 Jan.

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Belarus' news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 11%. of the day's 212,939 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. Zimbabwe's news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 19 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 →

Equatorial Guinea91 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan86 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 72 · mostly displacement Somalia82 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan80 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Syria72 in 100 of its 648 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US999 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2580 Jerusalem Israel200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 597 Santiago Chile165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Moscow Russia160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 453 Paris France104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269

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 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: near the world's share or lessUnited 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 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 storiesSenegal: 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 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: 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 lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: 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 lessLibya: 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 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessHonduras: 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 lessGeorgia: 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 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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 lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 lessBarbados: 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 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 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: 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: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 729 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 59 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Puerto Rico: 37 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 37 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 53 in 100 of its 750 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 47 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 483 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 72 in 100 of its 648 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 86 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 80 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 1,413 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 82 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Saudi Arabia: 33 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 39 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 2,965 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 1,674 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Papua New Guinea: 69 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Panama: 33 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 50 in 100 of its 1,846 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 2,126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 74 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Netherlands: 35 in 100 of its 474 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 29 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 37 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 33 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kazakhstan: 36 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Jordan: 32 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 51 in 100 of its 1,637 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 984 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 49 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 51 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guinea: 33 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Germany: 34 in 100 of its 1,593 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Gambia: 52 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 34 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Equatorial Guinea: 91 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 41 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 37 in 100 of its 420 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Djibouti: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Côte d’Ivoire: 40 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 53 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Chile: 29 in 100 of its 928 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Central African Republic: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 31 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 68 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burundi: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Brunei: 47 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Brazil: 44 in 100 of its 698 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Belarus: 62 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 48 in 100 of its 491 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 41 in 100 of its 378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 984 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 984 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 984 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 267 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

● Somalia 82 in 100 of its 243 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 72 in 100 of its 648 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Equatorial Guinea 91 in 100 of its 106 stories · mostly rights & justice ● South Sudan 86 in 100 of its 128 stories · mostly displacement ● Sudan 80 in 100 of its 170 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Belarus 62 in 100 of its 184 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 15,413 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 8,920 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 7,678 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence16% 7,175 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,862 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,388 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,223 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 708 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 killed13,324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,838 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,600 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced472 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations274 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill86 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 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.