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What the world's news said happened to people.
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15,169 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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Protests in Brasilia (Brazil), violence in Rajouri and rights and justice in Bucharest drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 53 in 100 of its 246 stories, usually 24
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

264 of its 603 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Brasilia accounted for 139 of Brazil's 264 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. 129 of Brasilia's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Brasilia stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

55 of its 98 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Rajouri accounted for 25 of Kashmir's 55 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Rajouri stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

94 of its 192 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Earthquake was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Peru

81 of its 105 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Juliaca accounted for 63 of Peru's 81 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. 61 of Juliaca's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

198 of its 299 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tehran accounted for 105 of Iran's 198 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 78 of Tehran's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

33 of its 48 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Sanaa accounted for 15 of Yemen's 33 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

113 of its 185 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 9 of Kabul's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (67 stories).

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Health

Saudi Arabia

62 of its 288 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flu, cholera and malaria.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Peru (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Saudi Arabia (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (74 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in France (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 15,169 stories about harm among 77,125 counted on 10 Jan.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. 20 in every 100 of the day's 77,125 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. For the second day running, the news turned to Brazil. Indonesia's news mentioned the earthquake about 6 times as often as usual. Brazil's news was 44% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Peru77 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Iran66 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir56 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Syria53 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brasilia Brazil129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 528 Tehran Iran78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Juliaca Peru61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Jerusalem Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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'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: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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 readSwitzerland: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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: 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'sNamibia: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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 readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 198 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Peru about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,325 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,307 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,466 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,581 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 778 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 679 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 497 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 296 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 killed3,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,495 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured661 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations253 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland Stories reporting abductions119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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