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What the world's news said happened to people.
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8,492 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 news turned to people killed in Germany and Vatican City and violence in Kyiv. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 70 in 100 of its 109 stories, usually 15
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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 →
Rights & justice

Germany

177 of its 503 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (132 stories). HIV was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

195 of its 439 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kyiv accounted for 130 of Ukraine's 195 stories about harm, carried by 433 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Vatican City

25 of its 45 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vatican City over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Romania

76 of its 109 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Bucharest accounted for 40 of Romania's 76 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (34 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Lebanon

21 of its 33 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 17 of Lebanon's 21 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

25 of its 77 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

China

400 of its 1,004 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Italy

49 of its 208 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 26 of Kashmir's 35 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Australia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in India (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in China (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in UK (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in US (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 8,492 stories about harm among 38,606 counted on 31 Dec.

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In Australia's news, mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual. On 31 December 2021, a year earlier, the share was 31 in every 100, against 22 today. Germany's news was 35% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. of the day's 38,606 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Romania70 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 15 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Iran51 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine44 in 100 of its 439 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia42 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 41 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Tehran Iran24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Kyiv Ukraine20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Brasilia Brazil17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 24

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sEswatini: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: 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'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than 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 twice 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'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 195 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● UK a little warmer than the world's · 620 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 2,802 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,043 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,257 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 854 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 634 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Food & livelihood5% 388 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 299 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 106 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 killed2,532 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,054 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected705 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured555 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced94 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting refugees73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations33 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 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
● Griefa little more than 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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