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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

how these are picked →
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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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

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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKirkuk, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBangassou, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsAlberto Fujimori, Peru -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsWest Virginia, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 82 stories, carried by 103 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsCheltenham, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 43 outletsJalalabad, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 25 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kirkuk Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Bangassou Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Alberto Fujimori Peru about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● West Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 82 stories

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