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33,990 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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Illness in San Salvador, protests in Cairo (Egypt) and violence in Algiers drew the news. Greece's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 90 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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

Egypt

275 of its 427 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 147 of Cairo's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Landslides were named in 95 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

295 of its 522 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ethiopia

60 of its 108 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 9 of Oromo's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Netherlands

193 of its 482 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 167 of Spijkenisse's 169 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Finland

57 of its 106 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 13 of Perho's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories).

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Rights & justice

Canada

1,686 of its 4,366 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (820 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

49 of its 94 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 31 of Skopje's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

137 of its 347 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 121 of Port-au-Prince's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Zimbabwe (50 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Bahamas (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Philippines (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in China (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 33,990 stories about harm among 143,879 counted on 23 Jan.

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El Salvador's news mentioned the dengue about 7 times as often as usual. el Salvador's news was 96% about people being harmed, against a usual 52%. of the day's 143,879 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

El Salvador96 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Burkina Faso94 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 92 · mostly conflict & violence Uruguay90 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 16 · mostly rights & justice Burundi88 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria86 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US350 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3482 Baltimore US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 507 Tunis Tunisia168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Spijkenisse Netherlands167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Cairo Egypt147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 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 lessMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 lessAksai Chin: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualTuscaloosa, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsTaipei, Taiwan -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 10 outletsJaipur, India -- rights & justice: 49 stories, carried by 40 outletsRamadi, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 107 stories, carried by 170 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 27 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- food & livelihood: 21 stories, carried by 13 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- food & livelihood: 50 stories, carried by 72 outletsDaudzai, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 27 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

● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual ● Zimbabwe warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tuscaloosa US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Taipei Taiwan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Jaipur India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 49 stories ● Ramadi Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 107 stories ● Grand Rapids US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 9,047 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents26% 8,615 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence23% 7,694 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health9% 3,095 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,781 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,432 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 969 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 837 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 killed11,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,902 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees984 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced194 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Saudi Arabia and Switzerland Stories reporting people falling ill98 at about the usual rate

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

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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