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21,028 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 violence in Birkenau, protests in Banjul (Gambia) and illness in Wuhan. Poland's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostChina 69 in 100 of its 4,874 stories, usually 32
RegionEast Asia 58 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Poland

212 of its 335 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Birkenau accounted for 93 of Poland's 212 stories about harm, carried by 567 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (78 stories). Hunger was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Birkenau stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

57 of its 90 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Banjul accounted for 41 of the Gambia's 57 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 32 of Banjul's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Banjul stories →
Health

China

3,342 of its 4,874 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Wuhan accounted for 2,293 of China's 3,342 stories about harm, carried by 1,840 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories → Wuhan stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

206 of its 708 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 194 of Iraq's 242 stories about harm, carried by 458 outlets. 142 of Baghdad's 194 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

68 of its 114 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tripoli accounted for 56 of Libya's 68 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

32 of its 42 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Sokolo accounted for 26 of Mali's 32 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

79 of its 274 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Landslides were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

37 of its 57 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

163 of its 369 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Earthquake was named in 110 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with extreme cold.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Türkiye (110 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Brazil (30 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); plane crash in Afghanistan (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Iraq (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Canada (48 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 21,028 stories about harm among 103,499 counted on 27 Jan.

Read the day's briefing

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 103,499 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Poland stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. A year earlier, on 27 January 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico71 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents China69 in 100 of its 4,874 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Rwanda65 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq64 in 100 of its 376 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Gambia63 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 Baghdad Iraq142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 432 Wuhan China63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2293 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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'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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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 Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCongo: 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 readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times 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 fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreenland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: 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 a little warmer than 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

● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 212 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 242 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 206 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 8,266 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice23% 4,775 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,106 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence11% 2,246 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 988 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 605 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 401 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 320 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 killed7,539 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,036 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill157 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting abductions141 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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