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What the world's news said happened to people.
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6,702 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 Kyiv, deaths in Kampala and a disaster in Beirut. Uganda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 74 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 40
RegionCentral Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

217 of its 447 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kyiv accounted for 140 of Ukraine's 217 stories about harm, carried by 331 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Illness was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Uganda

52 of its 70 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kampala accounted for 47 of Uganda's 52 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Lebanon

26 of its 45 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 22 of Lebanon's 26 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Shelter & services

Philippines

113 of its 292 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Power cuts were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Brazil

81 of its 231 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Brasilia accounted for 61 of Brazil's 81 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

42 of its 67 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

30 of its 78 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

191 of its 483 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

118 of its 380 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Romania

30 of its 45 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Ireland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Australia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in US (38 of its stories, about 4 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 1 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 6,702 stories about harm among 30,971 counted on 1 Jan.

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The Philippines' news mentioned power cuts more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 30,971 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. A year earlier, on 1 January 2022, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Ukraine's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. This week the news turned most often to Lebanon, on 3 of 7 days. Over December, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 in December 2021.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uganda74 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 40 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Kashmir63 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Iran52 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine49 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Times Square US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Brasilia Brazil25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 Tehran Iran19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26 London UK18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98

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'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'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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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'sPoland: 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'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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 readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier 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'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 217 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 118 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 2,166 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 1,343 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,086 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 891 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 474 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Food & livelihood5% 301 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 240 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 114 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 killed1,927 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests740 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured630 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people affected582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions51 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations41 at about one and a half times 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 much harsher than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.