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What the world's news said happened to people.
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27,470 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 the earthquake in Colombia, rights and justice in Riyadh and people affected in North Korea. North Korea's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 72 in 100 of its 683 stories, usually 29
RegionSouth Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

120 of its 178 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Barranquilla accounted for 103 of Colombia's 120 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (105 stories). Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Barranquilla stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

494 of its 683 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Riyadh accounted for 448 of Saudi Arabia's 494 stories about harm, carried by 375 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (184 stories). Earthquake was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Food & livelihood

North Korea

139 of its 344 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Hepatitis was named in 121 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

165 of its 260 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Caracas accounted for 115 of Venezuela's 165 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 101 of Caracas' 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,733 of its 1,925 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Kabul accounted for 1,654 of Afghanistan's 1,733 stories about harm, carried by 1,393 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (99 stories). Building collapse was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

India

1,417 of its 5,387 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 151 of New Delhi's 299 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (409 stories). Polio was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

170 of its 186 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

70 of its 89 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kiribati

66 of its 83 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Nonouti Island accounted for 56 of Kiribati's 66 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (65 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

South Korea

226 of its 717 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Haiti (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Albania (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (65 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); rabies in Malaysia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Switzerland (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 27,470 stories about harm among 121,052 counted on 27 Jan.

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North Korea's news mentioned hepatitis more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 121,052 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 27 January 2017, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Colombia's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali91 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan90 in 100 of its 1,925 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Libya82 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Kiribati80 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Algeria79 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1654 Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 918 New Delhi India151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 Tegucigalpa Honduras104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Caracas Venezuela101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'sPuerto 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: 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 angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 1,733 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● North Korea about twice as fearful as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 89 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 8,042 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 6,534 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health18% 4,952 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 4,198 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,358 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 745 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 735 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 403 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 killed9,311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,169 at about twice the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting arrests3,848 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,453 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations413 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting abductions354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced219 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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

● Angera little more than 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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