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24,412 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Sanaa (Yemen), illness in Wuhan and the earthquake in Cuba. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice 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 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCayman Islands 97 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 31
RegionEast Asia 60 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Yemen

56 of its 70 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Sanaa accounted for 43 of Yemen's 56 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. 28 of Sanaa's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Heavy rain was named in 29 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.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Health

China

4,661 of its 6,635 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Wuhan accounted for 2,875 of China's 4,661 stories about harm, carried by 2,111 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (305 stories). Norovirus was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Cuba

40 of its 75 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Havana accounted for 29 of Cuba's 40 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Earthquake was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

174 of its 274 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Plane crash was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Iraq

142 of its 206 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 80 of Iraq's 142 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

123 of its 278 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Earthquake was named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

19 of its 32 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

17 of its 57 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 6 of Tunis' 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Cayman Islands

61 of its 63 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Cayman accounted for 44 of the Cayman Islands' 61 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

54 of its 94 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Jamaica (93 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Brazil (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Madagascar (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Kenya (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 6 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 29 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 24,412 stories about harm among 121,131 counted on 29 Jan.

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Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 121,131 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about China and the US. the news turned to Yemen for the second day running. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 7 times their usual in Jamaica's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cayman Islands97 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen80 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico76 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents China70 in 100 of its 6,635 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Iraq69 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 60 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374 Wuhan China89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2875 Washington US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Jerusalem Israel80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273 Beijing China31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'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 Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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'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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readArmenia: 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'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Jamaica about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 382 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 131 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 10,648 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice22% 5,301 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents13% 3,208 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence8% 2,044 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,086 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 781 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 552 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 442 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 killed7,724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,786 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,515 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,002 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations513 at about twice the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting refugees240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill196 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting abductions163 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 much 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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