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What the world's news said happened to people.
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24,956 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 rights and justice in Nairobi, protests in Algiers (Algeria) and illness in Taipei. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 46 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMacao 73 in 100 of its 52 stories, usually 20
RegionEast Asia 61 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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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Rights & justice

Kenya

291 of its 566 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Nairobi accounted for 118 of Kenya's 291 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (200 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

24 of its 42 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 10 of Algiers' 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

233 of its 289 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Idlib accounted for 176 of Syria's 233 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

China

4,308 of its 6,094 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Wuhan accounted for 2,244 of China's 4,308 stories about harm, carried by 1,996 outlets. Typhoon was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

70 of its 251 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 18 of Lesbos' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

44 of its 202 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 42 of Iraq's 92 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. 21 of Baghdad's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 109 of Iran's 183 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Macao

38 of its 52 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in New Zealand (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Mexico (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); measles in Australia (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in India (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Feb. 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 24,956 stories about harm among 121,076 counted on 4 Feb.

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New Zealand's news mentioned flooding about 5 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 121,076 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Kenya, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. A year earlier, on 4 February 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria81 in 100 of its 289 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Macao73 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 20 · mostly health China71 in 100 of its 6,094 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Puerto Rico61 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq56 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Wuhan China228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2244 Delhi India165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 407 Washington US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 515 Nairobi Kenya47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Beijing China37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 364

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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 readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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'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'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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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'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: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt. Lucia: 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 angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 233 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 291 stories about harm ● Jordan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 28 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health46% 11,256 stories · much more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice21% 5,254 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents12% 3,033 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence9% 2,310 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,096 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 645 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 554 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 397 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 affected2,585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations507 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people displaced227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill161 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.

● Angera little less than 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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