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What the world's news said happened to people.
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26,665 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 day's news pointed at protests in Lima (Peru), evacuations in the Czechia and people killed in Botswana. the Czechia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 65 in 100 of its 133 stories, usually 14
RegionSouth Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Peru

476 of its 596 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Lima accounted for 370 of Peru's 476 stories about harm, carried by 372 outlets. 311 of Lima's 370 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (158 stories). Flooding was named in 182 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with plague. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Czechia

87 of its 133 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Botswana

25 of its 32 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

1,722 of its 1,914 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 1,516 of Afghanistan's 1,722 stories about harm, carried by 1,041 outlets. 884 of Kabul's 1,516 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

120 of its 129 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 91 of Honduras' 120 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. 91 of Tegucigalpa's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

186 of its 252 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Beirut accounted for 151 of Lebanon's 186 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. 131 of Beirut's 151 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (59 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

99 of its 177 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 55 of Addis Ababa's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

North Korea

41 of its 190 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 20 of Pyongyang's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Extreme cold was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Venezuela

110 of its 152 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (76 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Egypt (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (58 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in North Korea (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Indonesia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 26,665 stories about harm among 108,451 counted on 21 Jan.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 25 in every 100 of the day's 108,451 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan. Papua New Guinea's news mentioned the earthquake about three times as often as usual. Peru's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 51%. This week the news turned most often to Chile, 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 →

Honduras93 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan90 in 100 of its 1,914 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Congo84 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Tunisia83 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea83 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan884 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1516 Washington US463 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1267 Los Angeles US362 stories about protests or strikes, of its 590 Jerusalem Israel314 stories about protests or strikes, of its 595 Lima Peru311 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sLebanon: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: 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 fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Venezuela about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 1,722 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 489 stories about harm ● Chile about twice as fearful as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 969 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 8,100 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence26% 6,915 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents17% 4,425 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Health14% 3,799 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,528 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 798 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 444 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 261 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 killed10,308 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people injured3,875 at about twice the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people affected3,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions760 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced385 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees369 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations182 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill9 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand

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

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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