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What the world's news said happened to people.
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22,869 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 illness in Wuhan, the earthquake in Türkiye and protests in Baghdad (Iraq). Germany's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was 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 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostChina 65 in 100 of its 4,921 stories, usually 25
RegionEast Asia 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

3,180 of its 4,921 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Wuhan accounted for 2,335 of China's 3,180 stories about harm, carried by 1,967 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (318 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories → Wuhan stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

198 of its 421 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories). Earthquake was named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 123 of Iraq's 210 stories about harm, carried by 394 outlets. 91 of Baghdad's 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

255 of its 840 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 147 of Israel's 210 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Gambia

73 of its 106 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

12 of its 15 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

117 of its 279 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

19 of its 30 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

South Korea

42 of its 219 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Spain (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Kenya (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in Australia (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Canada (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
24 in 10017 in 10026 Dec2 Jan9 Jan16 Jan24 Jan26 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 10024 Jan: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 22,869 stories about harm among 115,038 counted on 24 Jan.

Read the day's briefing

It was the seventh day running that the news turned to China. of the day's 115,038 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as 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. In Türkiye's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico75 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 79 · mostly disasters & accidents Gambia69 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence China65 in 100 of its 4,921 stories · usually 25 · mostly health Iraq62 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 660 Delhi India100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Baghdad Iraq91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Wuhan China40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2335 Hollywood US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180

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'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sAustralia: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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 a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than 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'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 a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: 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 a little warmer than 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'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 255 stories about harm ● Gambia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 192 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 8,356 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice25% 5,551 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,437 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence10% 2,298 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,071 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 841 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 533 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 430 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 killed7,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,600 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,454 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,028 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people falling ill426 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting refugees271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions146 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced143 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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 two-thirds of 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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