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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

how these are picked →
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.

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 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 lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited 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: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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 lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: 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 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 lessGreece: 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: no storiesSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl 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: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: 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 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 lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: 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: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 46 in 100 of its 299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 77 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 38 in 100 of its 1,186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)US: 27 in 100 of its 37,687 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 55 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 32 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 84 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 83 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 536 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 84 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Poland: 43 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 37 in 100 of its 557 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)North Korea: 36 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 74 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Morocco: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 67 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 30 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 28 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 1,065 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 535 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 589 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 53 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)France: 33 in 100 of its 1,301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 41 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Djibouti: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greenland: 77 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Côte d’Ivoire: 38 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 35 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 84 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cape Verde: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cameroon: 66 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Brazil: 58 in 100 of its 645 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Austria: 45 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Australia: 30 in 100 of its 1,986 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Albania: 80 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 535 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 535 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 535 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nauru: 100 in 100 of its 4 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

● Syria 84 in 100 of its 238 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 83 in 100 of its 163 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Central African Republic 84 in 100 of its 117 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 77 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 84 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Brazil 58 in 100 of its 645 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

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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