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What the world's news said happened to people.
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13,167 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 Moscow (Russia), violence in Mogadishu and flooding in Fiji. Russia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRussia 67 in 100 of its 621 stories, usually 34
RegionEast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Russia

413 of its 621 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Moscow accounted for 363 of Russia's 413 stories about harm, carried by 735 outlets. 315 of Moscow's 363 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (288 stories). Extreme cold was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

42 of its 50 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Mogadishu accounted for 36 of Somalia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

62 of its 86 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and drownings.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Norway

28 of its 53 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 16 of Oslo's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Tunisia

23 of its 28 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tunis accounted for 19 of Tunisia's 23 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Israel

190 of its 379 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 117 of Israel's 190 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

181 of its 391 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Bangladesh

73 of its 168 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 32 of Syria's 49 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Hong Kong (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in China (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in US (267 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); polio in India (63 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 13,167 stories about harm among 46,278 counted on 31 Jan.

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In Fiji's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 46,278 stories, above the usual 27. Russia's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. A year earlier, on 1 February 2020, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today. This week the news turned most often to Poland, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia84 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji72 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Russia67 in 100 of its 621 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 Washington US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 595 Delhi India162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 Los Angeles US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAksai Chin: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'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'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

● Russia about three times as angry as the world's · 413 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 73 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 7,333 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 2,216 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,417 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Conflict & violence8% 1,038 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 528 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 247 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 152 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 137 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 killed3,519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,211 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting people affected801 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured709 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations59 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 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 about as 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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