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26,182 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 violence in Beirut, flooding in Ukraine and protests in Bamako (Mali). Lebanon's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 69 in 100 of its 1,307 stories, usually 36
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Lebanon

111 of its 179 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beirut accounted for 93 of Lebanon's 111 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

63 of its 122 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mali

44 of its 48 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. 34 of Bamako's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (37 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Vanuatu

42 of its 42 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Cyclone was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and storms.

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

Yemen

324 of its 369 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sanaa accounted for 221 of Yemen's 324 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (178 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

460 of its 804 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 367 of Iran's 460 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories).

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Rights & justice

South Africa

323 of its 680 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories). Heatwave was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Germany

766 of its 1,357 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

637 of its 776 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

499 of its 640 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kabul accounted for 319 of Afghanistan's 499 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Cambodia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in South Africa (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Russia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 26,182 stories about harm among 120,673 counted on 10 Jan.

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Of the day's 120,673 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. This week the news turned most often to Saudi Arabia, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 776 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Libya78 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 640 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq69 in 100 of its 466 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia304 stories about protests or strikes, of its 450 Washington US185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 860 Tehran Iran163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Harney County US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Damascus Syria113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual 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 its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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 its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBenin: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGulmi, Nepal -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsKalburgi, India -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 18 outletsHamilton Island, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsMinnesota, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsVirginia, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsWye River, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsSavalou, Benin -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsAyodhya, India -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 13 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. 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 its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Gulmi Nepal about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Kalburgi India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Hamilton Island Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence36% 9,331 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice25% 6,577 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,551 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Health7% 1,709 stories · about as usual Shelter & services6% 1,615 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,400 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,157 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 540 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 killed9,103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,366 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,984 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,174 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting abductions191 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and France Stories reporting evacuations188 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people displaced187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Vietnam

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

How it felt 30 days →

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little less than 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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