South Sudan
59 of its 85 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Juba accounted for 45 of South Sudan's 59 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories).
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Violence in Juba, arrests in Cambodia and protests in Aung Hlaing (Myanmar) drew the news. Cambodia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostHong Kong
46 in 100 of its 106 stories, usually 25
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 →Cambodia
30 of its 64 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Myanmar
28 of its 38 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Aung Hlaing accounted for 15 of Myanmar's 28 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 11 of Aung Hlaing's 15 stories were about protests or strikes.
Belgium
37 of its 99 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Brussels accounted for 27 of Belgium's 37 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets.
6 more places the news pointed at
Italy
96 of its 398 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Iran
Tehran accounted for 58 of Iran's 94 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 47 of Tehran's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Pakistan
322 of its 742 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Türkiye
73 of its 194 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Kenya
Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kashmir
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Canada (66 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); extreme cold in US (117 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
19 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 20; 19 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Feb. 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 14,243 stories about harm among 74,387 counted on 3 Feb.
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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 74,387 stories, as usual. On 3 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 19 today.
- 19 in every 100 of the day's 74,387 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 20).
- South Sudan: 59 of its 85 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%.
- Cambodia: 30 of its 64 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%.
- Myanmar: 28 of its 38 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%.
- Belgium: 37 of its 99 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%.
- Mentions of extreme cold ran about 9 times their usual in Canada's news.
- Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in the Philippines' news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- A year earlier, on 3 February 2022, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
South Sudan69 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Iran53 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Sudan49 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia47 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Hong Kong46 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 25 · mostly healthCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 534 Tehran Iran47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Chicago US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113Stories, not people.
Where it happened
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Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Juba South Sudan attacks & violence · 45 stories, 258 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 67 stories, 191 outlets ● Peshawar Pakistan attacks & violence · 119 stories, 100 outlets ● Broadmoor UK attacks & violence · 27 stories, 143 outlets ● Xinjiang China protests & strikes · 5 stories, 149 outlets ● Tehran Iran protests & strikes · 58 stories, 92 outlets ● Kabul Afghanistan protests & strikes · 29 stories, 90 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 69 stories, 106 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health34% 4,772 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 3,591 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 1,868 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,603 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 875 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 545 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 539 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 193 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed3,061 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,495 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured535 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ireland and MexicoStories 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.