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What the world's news said happened to people.
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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAnantnag, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsKobe, Japan -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsEmilia-Romagna, Italy -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsNasiriyah, Iraq -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 20 outletsMissouri, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsCairo, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 28 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Anantnag Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Kobe Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 19 stories ● Emilia-Romagna Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Nasiriyah Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Missouri US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.