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What the world's news said happened to people.
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23,896 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 news turned to protests in Kassala (Sudan), a disaster in Minas Gerais and violence in Balaka. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and North Macedonia → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCentral African Republic 84 in 100 of its 117 stories, usually 48
RegionOceania 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

135 of its 163 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Kassala accounted for 66 of Sudan's 135 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 66 of Kassala's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Kassala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

371 of its 645 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Minas Gerais accounted for 204 of Brazil's 371 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (169 stories). Extreme cold was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Minas Gerais stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

98 of its 117 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Balaka accounted for 61 of the Central African Republic's 98 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Central African Republic over 30 days → its stories → Balaka stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

200 of its 238 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Building collapse was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

134 of its 251 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Tsunami was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

France

425 of its 1,301 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 254 of Paris' 348 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (250 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

162 of its 292 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

595 of its 1,986 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Heavy rain was named in 150 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

57 of its 68 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Gandarshe accounted for 43 of Somalia's 57 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (84 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Poland (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (150 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); building collapse in Syria (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in US (987 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Feb. 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 23,896 stories about harm among 115,463 counted on 2 Feb.

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On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 115,463 stories, above the usual 19. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and North Macedonia. In Indonesia's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 2 February 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria84 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia84 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic84 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan83 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Yemen77 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348 Caracas Venezuela246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Norfolk US224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1356 Chicago US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 552 Brooklyn US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 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 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful 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 fearful as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'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

● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Egypt few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 98 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice40% 9,295 stories · much more than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents20% 4,605 stories · about as usual Health16% 3,736 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 2,860 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,338 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 652 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 546 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 453 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 killed6,432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions134 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill78 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and North Macedonia

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
● 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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