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What the world's news said happened to people.
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18,636 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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Landslides in Brazil, rights and justice in Ayia Napa and illness in Dhaka drew the news. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMyanmar 81 in 100 of its 74 stories, usually 63
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

73 of its 166 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Sao Paulo accounted for 41 of Brazil's 73 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Landslides were named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Sao Paulo stories →
Rights & justice

Cyprus

37 of its 60 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Ayia Napa accounted for 21 of Cyprus' 37 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Ayia Napa stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 106 of Afghanistan's 152 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Senegal

12 of its 39 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Denmark

44 of its 99 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malawi

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 21 of Sudan's 25 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 19 of Khartoum's 21 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Jordan (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Malawi (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in UK (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in India (45 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in US (50 of its stories, about three times its usual).

25 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 18,636 stories about harm among 74,714 counted on 31 Jan.

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Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. A year earlier, on 31 January 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. 25 in every 100 of the day's 74,714 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar81 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Yemen64 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Cyprus62 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Burkina Faso59 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 493 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Kabul Afghanistan38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 New York US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213

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 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'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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 299 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 11 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 10,280 stories · about as usual Rights & justice16% 2,998 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,975 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,333 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 607 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 590 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 477 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 220 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 killed3,786 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured712 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions97 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced95 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations56 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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