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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,476 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 flooding in Colombia, protests in Harare (Zimbabwe) and the earthquake in Chile. Colombia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Lebanon → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 86 in 100 of its 271 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

Colombia

160 of its 186 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Bogota accounted for 113 of Colombia's 160 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

406 of its 635 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 244 of Harare's 284 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (115 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

233 of its 271 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Santiago accounted for 196 of Chile's 233 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Earthquake was named in 229 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and landslides.

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

Mali

201 of its 217 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Aguelhok accounted for 148 of Mali's 201 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

165 of its 355 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 133 of Athens' 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (130 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

569 of its 732 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Israel

696 of its 1,323 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (126 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

103 of its 203 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

UK

1,314 of its 4,863 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Road crashes were named in 310 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Italy (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in UK (310 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); snowstorms in US (1219 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 20,476 stories about harm among 95,606 counted on 20 Jan.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Colombia. of the day's 95,606 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Chile's news. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Lebanon. This week the news turned most often to Zimbabwe, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia97 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Mali93 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia86 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Chile86 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan79 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US431 stories about protests or strikes, of its 824 Harare Zimbabwe244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Chicago US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 647 Jerusalem Israel174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 457 Athens Greece133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 64 in 100 of its 635 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 77 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)UK: 27 in 100 of its 4,863 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 51 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 78 in 100 of its 732 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Eswatini: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 77 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 79 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 97 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Papua New Guinea: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 994 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nicaragua: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mozambique: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 58 in 100 of its 1,069 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 93 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 61 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 59 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 49 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 53 in 100 of its 1,323 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 637 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 66 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 354 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greece: 46 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Finland: 32 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 42 in 100 of its 603 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 86 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Chile: 86 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 86 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bolivia: 81 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 46 in 100 of its 357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 637 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 637 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 637 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Mali 93 in 100 of its 217 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Chile 86 in 100 of its 271 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Somalia 97 in 100 of its 126 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 78 in 100 of its 732 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Colombia 86 in 100 of its 186 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 79 in 100 of its 164 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 5,681 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 4,823 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 3,649 stories · about as usual Health14% 2,895 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,278 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 745 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 691 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 433 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 killed7,122 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people affected2,336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,999 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and France Stories reporting refugees552 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions399 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting evacuations243 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and the UK Stories reporting people displaced238 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel

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.

● Angera little more 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.