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What the world's news said happened to people.
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22,712 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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Illness in Wuhan, protests in Baghdad (Iraq) and deaths in Kathmandu drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about China and the US → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostChina 53 in 100 of its 4,333 stories, usually 19
RegionEast Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

China

2,278 of its 4,333 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Wuhan accounted for 1,666 of China's 2,278 stories about harm, carried by 1,861 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (216 stories). Plague was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with measles and polio. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories → Wuhan stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 82 of Iraq's 129 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. 44 of Baghdad's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

72 of its 140 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kathmandu accounted for 56 of Nepal's 72 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

125 of its 568 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). Storms were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and hypothermia.

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

Colombia

37 of its 92 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 12 of Bogota's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 150 of Iran's 309 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

North Korea

19 of its 51 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Brazil

112 of its 352 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Kiribati

9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Thailand

86 of its 315 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Iran (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); extreme cold in Australia (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 22 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 22,712 stories about harm among 123,169 counted on 22 Jan.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about China and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 123,169 stories, below the usual 20. It was the fifth day running that the news turned to China. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. China stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso82 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico65 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria62 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq56 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran54 in 100 of its 570 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 526 Beirut Lebanon108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Delhi India73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Davos Switzerland58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Hollywood US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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 readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: 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'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Burkina Faso few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 1,417 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 309 stories about harm ● Egypt few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 40 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 7,526 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice26% 5,801 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,561 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence11% 2,497 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,219 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 857 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 480 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 394 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 killed6,886 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,013 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting people falling ill296 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting refugees235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions200 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced177 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Switzerland Stories reporting evacuations149 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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