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What the world's news said happened to people.
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34,020 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 tornadoes in Cuba, illness in Kathmandu and violence in Sikire. Poland's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCuba 88 in 100 of its 598 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

526 of its 598 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Havana accounted for 517 of Cuba's 526 stories about harm, carried by 559 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (499 stories). Tornadoes were named in 515 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and power cuts. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Health

Nepal

145 of its 264 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kathmandu accounted for 132 of Nepal's 145 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

71 of its 78 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sikire accounted for 59 of Burkina Faso's 71 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Sikire stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

103 of its 237 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 48 of Birkenau's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Birkenau stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

1,027 of its 1,395 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Brumadinho accounted for 596 of Brazil's 1,027 stories about harm, carried by 414 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (856 stories). Drownings were named in 152 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche and landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Peru

71 of its 130 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Landslides were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

697 of its 1,192 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (448 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Madagascar

19 of its 34 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

124 of its 386 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Gas explosion was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

43 of its 88 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 14 of Douala's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Denmark (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Netherlands (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (75 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Singapore (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Belgium (28 of its stories, more than ten 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 28 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 34,020 stories about harm among 174,232 counted on 28 Jan.

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Cuba stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 174,232 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Cuba's news, mentions of tornadoes ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 28 January 2018, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso91 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba88 in 100 of its 598 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan78 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Brazil74 in 100 of its 1,395 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria72 in 100 of its 292 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brumadinho Brazil232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 596 Washington US226 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1105 Caracas Venezuela221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Tianjin China189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Paris France162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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 readGuinea: 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'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVanuatu: 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 a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiue: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: 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 angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: 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

● Poland about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about three times as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 246 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 448 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,454 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents22% 7,180 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health21% 7,078 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,607 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,921 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,259 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,048 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 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 killed10,359 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,880 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees614 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting abductions278 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations202 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Netherlands and the US Stories reporting people falling ill69 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.

● 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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