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What the world's news said happened to people.
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19,468 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 violence in Khartoum, people injured in Ukraine and a disaster in Kuala Lumpur. Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 70 in 100 of its 249 stories, usually 34
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Conflict & violence

Sudan

53 of its 61 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Khartoum accounted for 24 of Sudan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

Ukraine

56 of its 132 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 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.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Russia

246 of its 831 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

United Arab Emirates

83 of its 322 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Dubai accounted for 71 of the United Arab Emirates' 83 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

56 of its 166 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Health

India

1,364 of its 3,632 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with food poisoning and road crashes.

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Rights & justice

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 55 of Afghanistan's 97 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

8 of Tigray's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Brazil (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Syria (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Greece (16 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flu in Israel (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (37 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 19,468 stories about harm among 65,340 counted on 29 Dec.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 September 2021. For the second day running, the news turned to Sudan. Stories about people being harmed made up 30 in every 100 of the day's 65,340 stories, above the usual 27. Sudan's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 65%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan87 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar84 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong70 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice South Africa51 in 100 of its 560 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 719 Moscow Russia51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Delhi India43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Beijing China34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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 readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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'sParaguay: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLibya: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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 more fearful than 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Myanmar few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Ghana a little warmer than the world's · 101 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 11,956 stories · more than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice14% 2,732 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,927 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,150 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 560 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 391 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 373 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 173 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 killed4,383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,110 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting abductions79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations70 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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