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48,092 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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Violence in Paris, protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and a disaster in Tirana drew the news. France's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 31 in 100 of the stories about harm Country hit hardestLibya 92 in 100 of its 867 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

Iran

217 of Tehran's 322 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

Zliten accounted for 462 of Libya's 794 stories about harm, carried by 441 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

Cairo accounted for 414 of Egypt's 494 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

226 of Madaya's 381 stories were about protests or strikes.

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20 in 100 stories were about harm

20 the day before
25 in 10020 in 1001 Jan2 Jan3 Jan4 Jan5 Jan6 Jan7 Jan1 Jan: 24 in 1002 Jan: 25 in 1003 Jan: 25 in 1004 Jan: 21 in 1005 Jan: 21 in 1006 Jan: 20 in 1007 Jan: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 Jan. The big dot is this day. Click a day to open it. Based on 48,092 stories about harm among 245,195 counted on 7 Jan.

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20 in every 100 of the day's 245,195 news stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guinea92 in 100 of its 266 stories · mostly health Libya92 in 100 of its 867 stories · mostly conflict & violence Albania85 in 100 of its 85 stories · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan82 in 100 of its 126 stories · mostly conflict & violence Syria72 in 100 of its 913 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia645 stories about protests or strikes, of its 831 Hempstead US358 stories about protests or strikes, of its 470 Washington US306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1772 Paris France303 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1525 Harney County US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as the world's or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as the world's or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as the world's or lessPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as the world's or lessUkraine: 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: about as warm as the world's or lessTonga: about as warm as the world's or lessTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 Korea: about as warm as the world's or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as the world's or lessSomalia: about as warm as the world's or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as the world's or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as the world's or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as the world's or lessPoland: 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: about as warm as the world's or lessPanama: about as warm as the world's or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as the world's or lessOman: about as warm as the world's or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as the world's or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as the world's or lessMozambique: about as warm as the world's or lessMorocco: 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: about as warm as the world's or lessMexico: about as warm as the world's or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as the world's or lessMali: about as warm as the world's or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as the world's or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as the world's or lessLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as the world's or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: about as warm as the world's or lessJordan: 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 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: about as warm as the world's or lessHonduras: about as warm as the world's or lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as the world's or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as the world's or lessGrenada: about as warm as the world's or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as the world's or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as the world's or lessDR Congo: about as warm as the world's or lessCongo: about as warm as the world's or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as the world's or lessHong Kong: about as warm as the world's or lessChile: about as warm as the world's or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as the world's or lessCambodia: about as warm as the world's or lessBurundi: about as warm as the world's or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as the world's or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as the world's or lessBangladesh: about as warm as the world's or lessBahrain: about as warm as the world's or lessBahamas: about as warm as the world's or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as the world's or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as the world's or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as the world's or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as the world's or lessSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as the world's or lessVietnam: warmth about the world'sUK: warmth about the world'sUganda: warmth about the world'sSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times the world'sSlovakia: warmth about the world'sPhilippines: warmth about the world'sJapan: warmth about the world'sIreland: warmth about the world'sHungary: warmth about the world'sGuinea: warmth about the world'sDenmark: warmth about the world'sColombia: warmth about the world'sCameroon: warmth about the world'sMyanmar: warmth about the world'sAfghanistan: warmth about the world'sJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 40 outletsWhitehall, UK -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsValley Mall, US -- other: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsGulf of Mexico, US -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 21 outletsOranmore, Ireland -- other: 22 stories, carried by 19 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 23 outletsHelmand, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 31 outletsSurat, India -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 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

● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's

Warmest events

● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 44 stories ● Whitehall UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Valley Mall US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · other · 10 stories ● Gulf of Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 24 stories ● Oranmore Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · other · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence31% 14,288 stories Rights & justice28% 13,151 stories Disasters & accidents15% 7,153 stories Health10% 4,848 stories Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,349 stories Displacement4% 2,018 stories Shelter & services3% 1,497 stories Food & livelihood3% 1,356 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 killed13,829 stories Stories reporting people affected6,887 stories Stories reporting arrests6,024 stories Stories reporting people injured2,809 stories Stories reporting refugees1,487 stories Stories reporting abductions909 stories Stories reporting evacuations761 stories Stories reporting people displaced274 stories Stories reporting people falling ill149 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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