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What the world's news said happened to people.
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41,136 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 violence in Algiers, a disaster in Miryang and protests in Beirut (Lebanon). South Korea's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited 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 mostAlgeria 87 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 25
RegionEast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Algeria

117 of its 135 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Algiers accounted for 97 of Algeria's 117 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

1,158 of its 2,217 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Miryang accounted for 710 of South Korea's 1,158 stories about harm, carried by 638 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (319 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Miryang stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

176 of its 318 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 69 of Beirut's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (90 stories). Storms were named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with meningitis.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

122 of its 157 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Palestine

563 of its 838 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ramallah accounted for 432 of Palestine's 563 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (236 stories). Flooding was named in 128 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Disasters & accidents

Yemen

221 of its 252 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Drownings were named in 109 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

36 of its 56 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

47 of its 66 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Vietnam

205 of its 568 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

61 of its 146 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. HIV was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Yemen (109 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (53 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); helicopter crash in Ukraine (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Madagascar (25 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Brazil (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 41,136 stories about harm among 200,769 counted on 26 Jan.

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In Algeria, 87% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. Yemen's news mentioned drownings more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 200,769 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 252 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Algeria87 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Congo79 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Libya78 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Syria77 in 100 of its 1,085 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US549 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1784 Denver US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Des Moines US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Delhi India130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 Jerusalem Israel122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Algeria about three times as angry as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Madagascar few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 237 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 840 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 338 stories about harm ● South Korea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,158 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 12,982 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health21% 8,514 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence17% 6,953 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 6,712 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,025 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,227 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,155 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 748 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 killed12,622 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,911 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,808 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations683 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Korea and the US Stories reporting abductions592 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● 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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