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What the world's news said happened to people.
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8,401 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 protests in Lima (Peru), people injured in Japan and deaths in Jammu. Peru's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 58 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 24
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Peru

69 of its 111 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Lima accounted for 38 of Peru's 69 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. 36 of Lima's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Health

Japan

70 of its 338 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 32 of Kashmir's 44 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Chad

8 of its 11 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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

Sweden

53 of its 92 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Stockholm accounted for 43 of Sweden's 53 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 36 of Stockholm's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

43 of its 106 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Ankara accounted for 27 of Türkiye's 43 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 25 of Ankara's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

23 of its 87 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 12 of Baku's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 26 of Iran's 49 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 21 of Tehran's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bosnia

8 of its 10 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 7 of Drina's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

23 of its 27 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. 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: helicopter crash in Ukraine (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Mexico (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in China (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in India (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 8,401 stories about harm among 43,789 counted on 21 Jan.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 43,789 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of helicopter crash ran about 4 times their usual in Ukraine's news. A year earlier, on 21 January 2022, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Peru stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Peru62 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Sweden58 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice Iran55 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice New Zealand47 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 29 · mostly health Kashmir46 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 45 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Lima Peru36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 Stockholm Sweden36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 43 Ankara Türkiye25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 27 Memphis US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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'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 Africa: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 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'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Iran few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 2,738 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 2,273 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,129 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence11% 941 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 376 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 313 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 272 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 197 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 killed1,951 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests969 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured498 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions105 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland Stories reporting evacuations62 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced56 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US

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

● Angera little more than 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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