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What the world's news said happened to people.
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42,714 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 Mohammedia, people affected in Sierra Leone and protests in Raqqa (Syria). Sierra Leone's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iraq and Burkina Faso → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMorocco 68 in 100 of its 205 stories, usually 26
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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

Morocco

139 of its 205 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Mohammedia accounted for 97 of Morocco's 139 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Mohammedia stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

239 of its 283 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Gambia

38 of its 95 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories).

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

Yemen

374 of its 411 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Sanaa accounted for 289 of Yemen's 374 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

Jakarta accounted for 360 of Indonesia's 539 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Wildfires were named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,003 of its 1,249 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Baghdad accounted for 765 of Iraq's 1,003 stories about harm, carried by 741 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (632 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

292 of its 623 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

180 of its 415 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

127 of its 174 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Tunisia (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Kashmir (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Bulgaria (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Romania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
25 in 10019 in 1001 Jan5 Jan9 Jan13 Jan18 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 10013 Jan: 20 in 10014 Jan: 20 in 10015 Jan: 20 in 10016 Jan: 23 in 10017 Jan: 25 in 10018 Jan: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 42,714 stories about harm among 199,836 counted on 18 Jan.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Tunisia's news. of the day's 199,836 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Morocco's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iraq and Burkina Faso.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso95 in 100 of its 742 stories · usually 92 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen91 in 100 of its 411 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone84 in 100 of its 283 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Syria81 in 100 of its 960 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq80 in 100 of its 1,249 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US423 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1610 Tehran Iran374 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1640 Chicago US354 stories about protests or strikes, of its 638 Seoul South Korea202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Raqqa Syria143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIsrael: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: 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 lessChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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 lessBenin: 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualWest Virginia, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsPune, India -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsUmea, Sweden -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBroken Arrow, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 24 outletsMilan, Italy -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsAdamawa, Nigeria -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 96 stories, carried by 59 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- disasters & accidents: 39 stories, carried by 25 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

● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● West Virginia US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Pune India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Umea Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories ● Broken Arrow US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Milan Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 13,534 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence27% 11,327 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,183 stories · about as usual Health11% 4,496 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,564 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,466 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,422 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 891 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 killed13,911 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,848 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,365 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iraq and Burkina Faso Stories reporting refugees1,153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations246 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill68 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France

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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