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What the world's news said happened to people.
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31,075 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 violence in Ankara, protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and rights and justice in Warsaw. Türkiye's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Colombia → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPoland 66 in 100 of its 1,064 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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

Türkiye

565 of its 868 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Ankara accounted for 450 of Türkiye's 565 stories about harm, carried by 432 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

459 of its 893 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Riyadh accounted for 402 of Saudi Arabia's 459 stories about harm, carried by 361 outlets. 272 of Riyadh's 402 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Disasters & accidents

Austria

62 of its 177 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iran

624 of its 1,136 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (406 stories). Plane crash was named in 94 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and snowstorms.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

56 of its 79 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Czechia

67 of its 133 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

377 of its 830 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Harare accounted for 295 of Zimbabwe's 377 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 241 of Harare's 295 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

296 of its 421 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Kabul accounted for 219 of Afghanistan's 296 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

332 of its 502 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Puerto Rico (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Iran (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in China (124 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Germany (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in France (40 of its stories, about 4 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 14 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 31,075 stories about harm among 163,838 counted on 14 Jan.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 163,838 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Colombia. Mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual in Puerto Rico's news. In Türkiye, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Haiti71 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 421 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia68 in 100 of its 840 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria66 in 100 of its 502 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Harare Zimbabwe241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Jerusalem Israel175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 Washington US158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1286 Tehran Iran120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396

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'sVietnam: 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 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 readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: 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 readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 one and a half times as angry 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 fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Bosnia few stories about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 565 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as angry as the world's · 702 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 459 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 332 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as fearful as the world's · 239 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 9,884 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health20% 6,053 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 5,424 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 4,907 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,730 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 986 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 834 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 783 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 killed8,867 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,934 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,960 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions802 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting evacuations535 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting refugees267 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced200 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill46 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 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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