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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualIdaho National Guard, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsForsyth County, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 29 stories, carried by 124 outletsKatsina, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsShiroro, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 34 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsEssex, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 21 outletsLisbon, Portugal -- health: 25 stories, carried by 25 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Portugal warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Idaho National Guard US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Forsyth County US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 29 stories ● Katsina Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Shiroro Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

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 →

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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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