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What the world's news said happened to people.
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33,921 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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Protests in Harare (Zimbabwe), violence in Nairobi and rights and justice in Warsaw drew the news. Poland's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostKenya 76 in 100 of its 1,641 stories, usually 20
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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 →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

556 of its 830 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Harare accounted for 471 of Zimbabwe's 556 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. 435 of Harare's 471 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (312 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

1,245 of its 1,641 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Nairobi accounted for 1,150 of Kenya's 1,245 stories about harm, carried by 666 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

159 of its 320 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Warsaw accounted for 125 of Poland's 159 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Health

Hong Kong

51 of its 176 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Flu was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu and outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

South Korea

122 of its 604 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 56 of Seoul's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

306 of its 447 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Kabul accounted for 262 of Afghanistan's 306 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (231 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

South Sudan

68 of its 83 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Juba accounted for 53 of South Sudan's 68 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (59 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

283 of its 624 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Poisoning was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

United Arab Emirates

78 of its 418 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

49 of its 200 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Australia (160 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Zambia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Palestine (75 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Switzerland (12 of its stories, about 6 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 15 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 33,921 stories about harm among 184,056 counted on 15 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 18 in every 100 of the day's 184,056 stories, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. In Hong Kong's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. Zimbabwe stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan82 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 52 · mostly displacement Kenya76 in 100 of its 1,641 stories · usually 20 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Zimbabwe67 in 100 of its 830 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Gabon61 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 51 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harare Zimbabwe435 stories about protests or strikes, of its 471 Washington US414 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1775 Nairobi Kenya165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1150 Chapel Hill US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 San Francisco US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 454

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'sVenezuela: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAlbania: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than 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'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 306 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 283 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,245 stories about harm ● South Korea about twice as angry as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 78 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 11,994 stories · much more than usual (usually 30%) Health19% 6,327 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,204 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence15% 5,083 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,852 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,175 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 776 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 731 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 killed9,600 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,998 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,266 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,971 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions857 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations500 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting refugees412 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people displaced255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Congo

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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