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What the world's news said happened to people.
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23,296 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 illness in Wuhan, refugees in the Gambia and flooding in Spain. the Gambia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate, most often about China and the US → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGambia 81 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 28
RegionEast Asia 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

China

2,872 of its 4,978 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Wuhan accounted for 2,261 of China's 2,872 stories about harm, carried by 1,909 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (334 stories). Ebola was named in 242 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories → Wuhan stories →
Conflict & violence

Gambia

158 of its 195 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

149 of its 672 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with snowstorms, heavy rain and storms.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Bulgaria

23 of its 111 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 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 angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

14 of its 16 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

68 of its 185 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

121 of its 342 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 222 of Israel's 306 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

21 of its 41 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Italy (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Bulgaria (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in France (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Australia (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in UK (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
24 in 10017 in 10025 Dec1 Jan8 Jan15 Jan23 Jan25 Dec: 19 in 10026 Dec: 19 in 10027 Dec: 20 in 10028 Dec: 21 in 10029 Dec: 22 in 10030 Dec: 21 in 10031 Dec: 20 in 1001 Jan: 21 in 1002 Jan: 19 in 1003 Jan: 21 in 1004 Jan: 23 in 1005 Jan: 24 in 1006 Jan: 20 in 1007 Jan: 20 in 1008 Jan: 21 in 1009 Jan: 20 in 10010 Jan: 21 in 10011 Jan: 23 in 10012 Jan: 22 in 10013 Jan: 19 in 10014 Jan: 19 in 10015 Jan: 18 in 10016 Jan: 17 in 10017 Jan: 18 in 10018 Jan: 20 in 10019 Jan: 20 in 10020 Jan: 18 in 10021 Jan: 19 in 10022 Jan: 18 in 10023 Jan: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 23,296 stories about harm among 122,837 counted on 23 Jan.

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People falling ill were reported at about 7 times the usual rate, most often about China and the US. 19 in every 100 of the day's 122,837 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. For the sixth day running, the news turned to China. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Gambia81 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence China58 in 100 of its 4,978 stories · usually 22 · mostly health Puerto Rico57 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq56 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 510 Delhi India66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246 Beirut Lebanon52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Jerusalem Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Davos Switzerland44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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 readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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 readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Gambia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 239 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 306 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 21 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 8,081 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice25% 5,651 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,554 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence12% 2,703 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,101 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 864 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 465 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 447 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 killed7,350 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured994 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill415 at about 7 times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting refugees267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions173 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced151 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations141 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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.

● Angera little less 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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