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What the world's news said happened to people.
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24,678 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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Heavy rain in Yemen, illness in Wuhan and the earthquake in Greece drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three 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 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostChina 70 in 100 of its 6,684 stories, usually 41
RegionEast Asia 61 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Conflict & violence

Yemen

63 of its 75 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Sanaa accounted for 52 of Yemen's 63 stories about harm, carried by 7 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Heavy rain was named in 45 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

4,706 of its 6,684 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Wuhan accounted for 2,913 of China's 4,706 stories about harm, carried by 2,302 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (511 stories). Whooping cough was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with nipah virus.

China over 30 days → its stories → Wuhan stories →
Displacement

Greece

70 of its 281 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Taiwan

54 of its 117 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Taipei accounted for 36 of Taiwan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Hong Kong

51 of its 103 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

148 of its 193 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Idlib accounted for 98 of Syria's 148 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 56 of Iraq's 103 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Malaysia

133 of its 409 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Italy

150 of its 623 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in New Zealand (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in Australia (66 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Mexico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Germany (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Philippines (14 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 30 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 24,678 stories about harm among 120,395 counted on 30 Jan.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Yemen. of the day's 120,395 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three 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 Yemen, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 65% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence China70 in 100 of its 6,684 stories · usually 41 · mostly health Puerto Rico65 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq59 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497 Wuhan China182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2913 Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 621 Mumbai India54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Jerusalem Israel43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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'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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: 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 readSt 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 readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: 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'sEast Jerusalem: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: 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 warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than 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'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 219 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Poland few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 242 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 11,024 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice23% 5,484 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,924 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence9% 2,094 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 931 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 705 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 675 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 452 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 killed7,589 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,838 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,577 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured829 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations762 at about three times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting refugees244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill237 at about twice the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting abductions215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced167 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 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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