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41,612 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 Baghdad, protests in Madaya (Syria) and the avalanche in Nepal drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBarbados 54 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

799 of its 1,047 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Baghdad accounted for 561 of Iraq's 799 stories about harm, carried by 521 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (219 stories). Tornadoes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

Madaya accounted for 785 of Syria's 1,254 stories about harm, carried by 555 outlets. 400 of Madaya's 785 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (141 stories). Tornadoes were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Madaya stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

98 of its 199 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories). Avalanche was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Switzerland

109 of its 573 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv.

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

Yemen

206 of its 228 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 109 of Yemen's 206 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

68 of its 131 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 30 of Darfur's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Italy

247 of its 1,221 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Hypothermia was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Vatican City

55 of its 138 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

157 of its 243 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 41 of Ramallah's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

386 of its 776 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Pyongyang accounted for 328 of North Korea's 386 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Brazil (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Japan (58 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in China (108 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Israel (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 41,612 stories about harm among 219,177 counted on 11 Jan.

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Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 219,177 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Brazil's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. Iraq stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 71%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Libya80 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq76 in 100 of its 1,047 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 1,670 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Madaya Syria400 stories about protests or strikes, of its 785 Washington US366 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1592 Riyadh Saudi Arabia206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Jerusalem Israel201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 378 London UK194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 894

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSri Lanka: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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 lessCambodia: 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual 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 its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBenin: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVatican City: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualLampedusa, Italy -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 102 outletsHollywood, US -- rights & justice: 519 stories, carried by 386 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 22 outletsSavalou, Benin -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsChiang Mai, Thailand -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsSendai, Japan -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsBadiraguato, Mexico -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsSopore, Kashmir -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 17 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

● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Vatican City warmth about one and a half times usual ● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lampedusa Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 47 stories ● Hollywood US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 519 stories ● Grand Rapids US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Savalou Benin about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Chiang Mai Thailand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,078 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence29% 11,786 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Disasters & accidents14% 5,625 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Health12% 4,688 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,203 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,832 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,470 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,035 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 killed13,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,083 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,342 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,866 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting refugees1,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions455 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and India Stories reporting people displaced324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations296 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill164 at about one and a half times 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
● 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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