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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 Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), violence in Sanaa and people displaced in Bangui. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 32 in 100 of the stories about harm Country hit hardestYemen 87 in 100 of its 261 stories
RegionMiddle East & North Africa not compared yet
Tone of the words Not compared yet across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Iraq

193 of Baghdad's 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Panama

3 of Panama City's 5 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

South Korea

Seoul accounted for 1,061 of South Korea's 1,208 stories about harm, carried by 542 outlets.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

165 of Tehran's 242 stories were about protests or strikes.

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20 in 100 stories were about harm

21 the day before
25 in 10020 in 1001 Jan2 Jan3 Jan4 Jan5 Jan6 Jan1 Jan: 24 in 1002 Jan: 25 in 1003 Jan: 25 in 1004 Jan: 21 in 1005 Jan: 21 in 1006 Jan: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Jan. The big dot is this day. Click a day to open it. Based on 48,796 stories about harm among 242,273 counted on 6 Jan.

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It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Saudi Arabia. 20 in every 100 of the day's 242,273 news stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Albania90 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen87 in 100 of its 261 stories · mostly conflict & violence Burundi83 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence Guinea81 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly health Libya77 in 100 of its 217 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia735 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1047 Harney County US421 stories about protests or strikes, of its 753 Washington US287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1908 Pyongyang North Korea241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1193 Baghdad Iraq193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as the world's or lessYemen: about as warm as the world's or lessVietnam: about as warm as the world's or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as the world's or lessUruguay: about as warm as the world's or lessMicronesia: about as warm as the world's or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as the world's or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as the world's or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as the world's or lessUkraine: about as warm as the world's or lessUganda: about as warm as the world's or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as the world's or lessTunisia: about as warm as the world's or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as the world's or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as the world's or lessTanzania: about as warm as the world's or lessTajikistan: about as warm as the world's or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as the world's or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as the world's or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as the world's or lessSudan: about as warm as the world's or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as the world's or lessSpain: about as warm as the world's or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as the world's or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as the world's or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as the world's or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as the world's or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as the world's or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as the world's or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as the world's or lessRwanda: about as warm as the world's or lessRussia: about as warm as the world's or lessRomania: about as warm as the world's or lessQatar: about as warm as the world's or lessPortugal: about as warm as the world's or lessPoland: about as warm as the world's or lessPhilippines: about as warm as the world's or lessPeru: about as warm as the world's or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as the world's or lessPakistan: about as warm as the world's or lessOman: about as warm as the world's or lessNorway: about as warm as the world's or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as the world's or lessNigeria: about as warm as the world's or lessNiger: about as warm as the world's or lessNicaragua: about as warm as the world's or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as the world's or lessNamibia: about as warm as the world's or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as the world's or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as the world's or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as the world's or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as the world's or lessMalta: about as warm as the world's or lessMali: about as warm as the world's or lessMalaysia: about as warm as the world's or lessMalawi: about as warm as the world's or lessMadagascar: about as warm as the world's or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as the world's or lessLithuania: about as warm as the world's or lessLibya: about as warm as the world's or lessLiberia: about as warm as the world's or lessLesotho: about as warm as the world's or lessLebanon: about as warm as the world's or lessLatvia: about as warm as the world's or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as the world's or lessKuwait: about as warm as the world's or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as the world's or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as the world's or lessJamaica: about as warm as the world's or lessItaly: about as warm as the world's or lessIsrael: about as warm as the world's or lessPalestine: about as warm as the world's or lessIreland: about as warm as the world's or lessIraq: about as warm as the world's or lessIran: about as warm as the world's or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as the world's or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as the world's or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as the world's or lessGuyana: about as warm as the world's or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as the world's or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: about as warm as the world's or lessGeorgia: about as warm as the world's or lessGambia: about as warm as the world's or lessGabon: about as warm as the world's or lessFrance: about as warm as the world's or lessSt 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: about as warm as the world's or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as the world's or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as the world's or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as the world's or lessEgypt: about as warm as the world's or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as the world's or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as the world's or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as the world's or lessCuba: about as warm as the world's or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as the world's or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as the world's or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as the world's or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as the world's or lessChina: about as warm as the world's or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as the world's or lessChad: about as warm as the world's or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as the world's or lessCameroon: about as warm as the world's or lessCambodia: about as warm as the world's or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as the world's or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as the world's or lessBulgaria: about as warm as the world's or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as the world's or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as the world's or lessBolivia: about as warm as the world's or lessBhutan: about as warm as the world's or lessBenin: about as warm as the world's or lessBelize: about as warm as the world's or lessBelgium: about as warm as the world's or lessBelarus: about as warm as the world's or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as the world's or lessBahamas: about as warm as the world's or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as the world's or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as the world's or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as the world's or lessAlbania: about as warm as the world's or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as the world's or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as the world's or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as the world's or lessGaza: about as warm as the world's or lessWest Bank: about as warm as the world's or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as the world's or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as the world's or lessCrimea: about as warm as the world's or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as the world's or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as the world's or lessVatican City: about as warm as the world's or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as the world's or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as the world's or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as the world's or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as the world's or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as the world's or lessAruba: about as warm as the world's or lessNauru: about as warm as the world's or lessMonaco: about as warm as the world's or lessMaldives: about as warm as the world's or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as the world's or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about the world'sSouth Korea: warmth about the world'sPanama: warmth about the world'sNetherlands: warmth about the world'sJapan: warmth about the world'sGuinea: warmth about the world'sCentral African Republic: warmth about the world'sBangladesh: warmth about the world'sArgentina: warmth about the world'sHeilongjiang, China -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsSioux Falls, US -- shelter & services: 25 stories, carried by 24 outletsNew Haven, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsMilan, Italy -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsFarnborough, UK -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsVisakhapatnam, India -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 18 outletsConakry, Guinea -- health: 57 stories, carried by 56 outlets
Warmer than the world's The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against the world's that day. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than the world's (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Heilongjiang China about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Sioux Falls US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 25 stories ● New Haven US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Milan Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Amsterdam Netherlands about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence32% 15,149 stories Rights & justice28% 13,256 stories Disasters & accidents16% 7,543 stories Health9% 4,558 stories Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,208 stories Shelter & services4% 1,689 stories Displacement3% 1,531 stories Food & livelihood2% 1,076 stories

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 killed14,998 stories Stories reporting arrests6,190 stories Stories reporting people affected6,004 stories Stories reporting people injured2,762 stories Stories reporting refugees1,384 stories Stories reporting abductions508 stories Stories reporting evacuations472 stories Stories reporting people displaced347 stories Stories reporting people falling ill234 stories

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

● Anger–
● Warmth–
● Grief–
● Fear–

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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