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What the world's news said happened to people.
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8,983 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 train derailment in Sudan, people affected in Poland and protests in Minsk (Belarus). Sudan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 81 in 100 of its 191 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

97 of its 123 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. el Fasher accounted for 41 of Sudan's 97 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Train derailment was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → El Fasher stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

34 of its 69 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Lebanon

154 of its 191 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kfar Kila accounted for 68 of Lebanon's 154 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

62 of its 71 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kivu accounted for 37 of Rwanda's 62 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

26 of its 90 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 9 of Athens' 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Germany

26 of Berlin's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 234 of Israel's 626 stories about harm, carried by 439 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

30 of its 44 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ireland (69 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plague in China (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in UK (72 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in US (59 of its stories, about 6 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 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 8,983 stories about harm among 46,034 counted on 26 Jan.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 46,034 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Refugees were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. the news turned to Sudan for the second day running. Mentions of power cuts ran about 5 times their usual in Ireland's news. This week the news turned most often to Colombia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda87 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon81 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan79 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 948 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Jerusalem Israel56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Minsk Belarus39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Chicago US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Berlin Germany26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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 readGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCyprus: 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'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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: 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'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Poland few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Rwanda about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 230 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,326 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health22% 1,943 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents19% 1,700 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence17% 1,522 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 415 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 403 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 365 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 183 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 killed2,363 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,097 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured777 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions387 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced259 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees203 at about three times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations82 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Singapore Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half 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 about as 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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