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What the world's news said happened to people.
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22,046 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 Paris (France), violence in Ouagadougou and a disaster in Guayaquil. Burkina Faso's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Costa Rica → Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about France and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostFrance 63 in 100 of its 2,172 stories, usually 28
RegionEurope 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

France

1,379 of its 2,172 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Paris accounted for 1,203 of France's 1,379 stories about harm, carried by 965 outlets. 646 of Paris' 1,203 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (327 stories). Gas explosion was named in 159 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

30 of its 32 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Ouagadougou accounted for 26 of Burkina Faso's 30 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

161 of its 318 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Warsaw accounted for 97 of Poland's 161 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (133 stories).

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

Israel

602 of its 1,098 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 100 of Jerusalem's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (88 stories). Outbreaks were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Canada

1,025 of its 3,167 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 259 of Toronto's 377 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Extreme cold was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hypothermia and oil spill.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

227 of its 406 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

24 of its 35 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

21 of its 73 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 6 of Baku's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

26 of its 77 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 9 of Yerevan's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Germany (87 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hepatitis in Zimbabwe (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hantavirus in Argentina (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Mexico (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 6 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 12 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 22,046 stories about harm among 110,853 counted on 12 Jan.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 110,853 stories, as usual. Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Costa Rica. In France, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. On 12 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria65 in 100 of its 632 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence France63 in 100 of its 2,172 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Palestine58 in 100 of its 850 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye56 in 100 of its 406 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France646 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1203 Toronto Canada259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Chicago US193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 Miami US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 879

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: 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'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 227 stories about harm ● Congo about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 602 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 345 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 282 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 7,476 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Health17% 3,740 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 3,541 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,392 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,173 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 955 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 741 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 705 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 killed6,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,990 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions492 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Costa Rica Stories reporting evacuations383 at about three times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting refugees376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Jamaica

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 harsher than 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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