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46,423 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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The day's news pointed at violence in Istanbul, heavy rain in Lebanon and rights and justice in Budapest. Türkiye's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 85 in 100 of its 3,102 stories, usually 55
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 53
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

Türkiye

2,629 of its 3,102 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Istanbul accounted for 2,255 of Türkiye's 2,629 stories about harm, carried by 1,497 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,928 stories). Earthquake was named in 90 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Displacement

Lebanon

147 of its 280 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Beirut accounted for 110 of Lebanon's 147 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (106 stories). Heavy rain was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Rights & justice

Hungary

111 of its 216 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Budapest accounted for 91 of Hungary's 111 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

120 of its 245 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

903 of its 1,103 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Baghdad accounted for 561 of Iraq's 903 stories about harm, carried by 457 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (265 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,575 of its 1,972 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Madaya accounted for 963 of Syria's 1,575 stories about harm, carried by 690 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (442 stories). Heavy rain was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ghana

272 of its 938 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

134 of its 202 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 25 of Darfur's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

127 of its 217 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (73 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

165 of its 191 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Spain (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Brazil (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Botswana (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Armenia (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in Azerbaijan (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 19 the day before
25 in 10019 in 1001 Jan3 Jan6 Jan9 Jan12 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 1008 Jan: 21 in 1009 Jan: 23 in 10010 Jan: 22 in 10011 Jan: 19 in 10012 Jan: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 46,423 stories about harm among 239,586 counted on 12 Jan.

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Mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news. of the day's 239,586 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Türkiye stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan86 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye85 in 100 of its 3,102 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq82 in 100 of its 1,103 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 1,972 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Madaya Syria408 stories about protests or strikes, of its 963 Istanbul Türkiye295 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2255 Washington US249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1670 Baghdad Iraq163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 561 Leipzig Germany122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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 readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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 readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 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 readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: 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 lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about twice its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about twice its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualVatican City: warmth about its own usualBritish Virgin Islands: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalappuram, India -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsLima, Peru -- rights & justice: 113 stories, carried by 134 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- displacement: 62 stories, carried by 49 outletsDelaware, US -- health: 60 stories, carried by 47 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- displacement: 60 stories, carried by 46 outletsJequitinhonha, Brazil -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsGolan Heights, Syria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsPrince George, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 28 stories, carried by 21 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

● Spain warmth about twice usual ● Peru warmth about twice usual ● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jersey warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Malappuram India about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Lima Peru about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 113 stories ● Warsaw Poland about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 62 stories ● Delaware US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 60 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 60 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 13,282 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence28% 12,818 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,124 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Health12% 5,299 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,087 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,882 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,769 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,204 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 killed16,239 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,508 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,721 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,952 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations646 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced626 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Sudan Stories reporting abductions557 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill66 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Guinea

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
● 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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