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What the world's news said happened to people.
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18,320 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 the earthquake in Croatia, protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and rights and justice in Tigray. Ethiopia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia →
Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 55 in 100 of its 332 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Croatia

32 of its 51 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Zagreb accounted for 30 of Croatia's 32 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Earthquake was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

184 of its 332 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 59 of Riyadh's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

101 of its 130 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tigray accounted for 78 of Ethiopia's 101 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Health

Israel

184 of its 406 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 112 of Israel's 184 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iran

98 of its 170 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tehran accounted for 50 of Iran's 98 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Avalanche was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

41 of its 65 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami.

its stories →
Health

Russia

271 of its 708 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

33 of its 48 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

49 of its 118 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Iran (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in China (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 Dec. 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 18,320 stories about harm among 63,938 counted on 28 Dec.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Croatia's news. of the day's 63,938 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. Croatia's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. On 29 December 2019, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 29 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia78 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Chile63 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria63 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji63 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Croatia63 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Wuhan China78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 661 Riyadh Saudi Arabia59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Delhi India55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Russellville US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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'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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAustria: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● North Macedonia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 11 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Central African Republic few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 10,867 stories · about as usual Rights & justice13% 2,388 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,857 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,492 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 771 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 374 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 232 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 187 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 killed5,484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,465 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,447 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,373 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced159 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting evacuations156 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting refugees147 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Ethiopia Stories reporting people falling ill23 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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