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What the world's news said happened to people.
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18,007 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 day's news pointed at violence in Bamako, landslides in Malaysia and people killed in the Dominican Republic. Malaysia's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 45 in 100 of its 94 stories, usually 27
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 58 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
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 →
Conflict & violence

Mali

28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bamako accounted for 14 of Mali's 28 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Kuwait

16 of its 38 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

42 of its 94 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Amhara accounted for 35 of Ethiopia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

60 of its 79 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Sanaa accounted for 24 of Yemen's 60 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 175 of Palestine's 226 stories about harm, carried by 348 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

1,577 of its 1,927 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in Malawi (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Japan (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Russia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 18,007 stories about harm among 99,428 counted on 26 Jan.

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The news turned to Mali for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 99,428 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Malaysia's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. Mali's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel82 in 100 of its 1,927 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine70 in 100 of its 322 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti65 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Iran51 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Jerusalem Israel64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Manhattan US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Sydney Australia31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Gaza Palestine30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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: 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'sAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than 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'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as 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 a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,577 stories about harm ● Kuwait few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 226 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,986 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,323 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence19% 3,332 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,539 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 784 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 693 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 653 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 379 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 killed4,516 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,797 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,006 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations113 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Croatia

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 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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