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What the world's news said happened to people.
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32,729 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 Khartoum (Sudan), the typhoon in Hong Kong and wildfires in Germany. Jordan's coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read 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 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostJordan 51 in 100 of its 276 stories, usually 16
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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

109 of its 126 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Khartoum accounted for 78 of Sudan's 109 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 75 of Khartoum's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

136 of its 295 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Lamma Island accounted for 92 of Hong Kong's 136 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories). Typhoon was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Lamma Island stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

541 of its 1,969 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane, typhoon and tropical storm. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

415 of its 1,277 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (210 stories). Outbreaks were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

France

171 of Paris' 213 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Building collapse was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with gas explosion. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Gabon

180 of its 242 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Libreville accounted for 156 of Gabon's 180 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (138 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Lebanon

109 of its 207 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Beirut accounted for 79 of Lebanon's 109 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

46 of its 64 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Mozambique

74 of its 123 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Belgium (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Greece (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Vanuatu (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 32,729 stories about harm among 183,869 counted on 8 Jan.

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Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Belgium's news. of the day's 183,869 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Sudan. On 8 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan87 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Gabon74 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Somalia74 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea72 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique60 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Houston US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Washington US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1399 Philadelphia US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Birmingham Civil Rights Institute US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112

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: 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'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Jordan about 5 times as fearful as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Mexico about three times as fearful as the world's · 331 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 108 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 10,738 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health22% 7,061 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,019 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence15% 4,964 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,752 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,241 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 756 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 614 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 killed8,885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,545 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced209 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations117 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Papua New Guinea Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Ireland and the US

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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