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50,693 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 news turned to protests in Poopo (Bolivia), people displaced in Kenya and abductions in Uganda. Sierra Leone's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBolivia 69 in 100 of its 245 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 23 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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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

168 of its 245 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Poopo accounted for 162 of Bolivia's 168 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. 153 of Poopo's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 163 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → Poopo stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

509 of its 911 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Natural hazards were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

262 of its 487 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

299 of its 381 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Haemorrhagic fever was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Moldova

224 of its 321 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Chisinau accounted for 179 of Moldova's 224 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. 179 of Chisinau's 179 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (204 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

175 of its 216 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tunis accounted for 126 of Tunisia's 175 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. 119 of Tunis' 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (113 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

365 of its 414 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 308 of Somalia's 365 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

525 of its 956 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 224 of Cairo's 386 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (306 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

5 of Oromo's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Drought was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

152 of its 293 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (58 stories). Chikungunya was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Ethiopia (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); chikungunya in Colombia (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); chikungunya in Jamaica (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Germany (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 50,693 stories about harm among 251,558 counted on 21 Jan.

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Bolivia's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 251,558 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Bolivia's news mentioned the drought more than ten times as often as usual.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi91 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso90 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 93 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia88 in 100 of its 414 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia81 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone78 in 100 of its 381 stories · usually 68 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US305 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2943 Peshawar Pakistan263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 995 Cairo Egypt224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Harney County US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Chisinau Moldova179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: 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 lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: 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 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 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: 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: 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 lessQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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 lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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 lessAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreenland: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKakamas, South Africa -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 16 stories, carried by 30 outletsRhode Island, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsChampaign, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 36 stories, carried by 30 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 34 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 18 stories, carried by 38 outletsBeira, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 15 outletsAng Mo Kio, Singapore -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 10 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

● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mozambique warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kakamas South Africa about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 16 stories ● Rhode Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 15 stories ● Champaign US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 36 stories ● Beirut Lebanon about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Hanoi Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 43 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 14,153 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 12,471 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents18% 8,784 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health12% 6,158 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,662 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,052 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,976 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,472 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 killed15,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,934 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,382 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured3,312 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees1,832 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions856 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations180 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill57 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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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