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28,964 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 protests in Tunis (Tunisia), a disaster in the Corn Islands and rights and justice in Montevideo. Nicaragua's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 97 in 100 of its 264 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 31 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

73 of its 93 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Tunis accounted for 62 of Tunisia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. 57 of Tunis' 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

256 of its 264 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. the Corn Islands accounted for 248 of Nicaragua's 256 stories about harm, carried by 480 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Corn Islands stories →
Rights & justice

Uruguay

48 of its 55 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Montevideo accounted for 45 of Uruguay's 48 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

272 of its 339 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 184 of Afghanistan's 272 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Greece

522 of its 737 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 215 of Orestiada's 215 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

25 of its 54 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 20 of Baku's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

67 of its 175 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 30 of Rabat's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Thailand

357 of its 744 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (100 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with covid.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

86 of its 203 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Heavy rain was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Canada

772 of its 2,379 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (417 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in El Salvador (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Hong Kong (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Jersey (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Thailand (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Qatar (13 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 24 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 28,964 stories about harm among 121,931 counted on 24 Jan.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. of the day's 121,931 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Tunisia stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 61%. This week the news turned most often to Tunisia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua97 in 100 of its 264 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents Burkina Faso95 in 100 of its 343 stories · usually 93 · mostly conflict & violence Uruguay87 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia78 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 591 Orestiada Greece215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Cairo Egypt155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Washington US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2389 Tehran Iran141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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 lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: 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: 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 lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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 readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: 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 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 lessCameroon: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 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 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 lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUruguay: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKuwait: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: 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 usualIndia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPanaji, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsManama, Bahrain -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 25 outletsGrand Island, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 63 stories, carried by 52 outletsSan Sebastian, Spain -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsDaudzai, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsChattanooga, US -- rights & justice: 16 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

● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uruguay warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Panaji India about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Ajit India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Manama Bahrain about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Grand Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 63 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents28% 8,099 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence25% 7,142 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice23% 6,611 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health8% 2,423 stories · about as usual Shelter & services6% 1,580 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,322 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 935 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 433 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 killed10,187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,066 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting arrests3,262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,489 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations698 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions557 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill55 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
● Warmtha little more than 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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