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37,973 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 violence in Kabul, people affected in North Korea and rights and justice in Siem Reap. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBurkina Faso 84 in 100 of its 79 stories, usually 31
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Afghanistan

1,306 of its 1,627 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Kabul accounted for 1,258 of Afghanistan's 1,306 stories about harm, carried by 970 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (385 stories). Train derailment was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Food & livelihood

North Korea

116 of its 256 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Hepatitis was named in 85 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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

66 of its 79 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Petegoli accounted for 60 of Burkina Faso's 66 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

190 of its 284 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Barranquilla accounted for 129 of Colombia's 190 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cameroon

110 of its 152 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Yaounde accounted for 83 of Cameroon's 110 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (69 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Poland

223 of its 684 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

133 of its 267 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

563 of its 1,676 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (105 stories). Heavy rain was named in 136 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in France (136 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Finland (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Spain (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Bangladesh (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Iran (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 37,973 stories about harm among 186,589 counted on 29 Jan.

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In North Korea's news, mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running. On 29 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 20 today. of the day's 186,589 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 →

Burkina Faso84 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Kiribati81 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 1,627 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 934 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia73 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 398 Washington US191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1318 Statue of Liberty US158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 558 Afrin Syria153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Brooklyn US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: 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 readIsle of Man: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'sSlovenia: 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 Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 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'sMalawi: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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 readEstonia: 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: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai 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 readEast 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as angry as the world's · 1,306 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Poland about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● North Korea about twice as fearful as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as angry as the world's · 190 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,184 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 7,768 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health19% 7,163 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,520 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,344 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,367 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 992 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 909 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 killed12,160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,956 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees560 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations355 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions331 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

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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