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What the world's news said happened to people.
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33,930 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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Deaths in Baracoa, protests in Damascus (Syria) and rights and justice in Warsaw drew the news. Cuba's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPoland 61 in 100 of its 603 stories, usually 22
RegionNorth America 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cuba

133 of its 212 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Baracoa accounted for 86 of Cuba's 133 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Baracoa stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

51 of Damascus' 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

366 of its 603 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Warsaw accounted for 243 of Poland's 366 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (241 stories).

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Myanmar

218 of its 253 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Yangon accounted for 187 of Myanmar's 218 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (159 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

97 of its 208 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Jamaica

129 of its 322 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Norovirus was named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

445 of its 912 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Germany

Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories). Avalanche was named in 143 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Argentina

Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories). Hantavirus was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: norovirus in Jamaica (93 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Germany (143 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hantavirus in Argentina (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in North Korea (26 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cholera in Uganda (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 33,930 stories about harm among 180,912 counted on 11 Jan.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 180,912 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. Cuba's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. A year earlier, on 11 January 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras88 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 32 · mostly food & livelihood Myanmar86 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice DR Congo67 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen64 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba63 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 24 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US301 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2358 Chicago US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 459 San Francisco US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 Moscow Russia92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Miami US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt 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'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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: 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'sFrance: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Cuba about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Congo about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 445 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 301 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 12,609 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Health21% 6,993 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 4,794 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 4,192 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,816 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,211 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,051 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 704 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 killed8,715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,412 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,640 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions681 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees499 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced174 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations129 at about half the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people falling ill76 at about the usual rate

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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