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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Dakar, protests in Kambia (Sierra Leone) and people displaced in Maputo. Sierra Leone's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 78 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 25
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Senegal

146 of its 186 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Dakar accounted for 128 of Senegal's 146 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (120 stories). Malaria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Protests & strikes

Sierra Leone

109 of its 136 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kambia accounted for 62 of Sierra Leone's 109 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 57 of Kambia's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Kambia stories →
Displacement

Mozambique

81 of its 95 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Maputo accounted for 67 of Mozambique's 81 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Maputo stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

129 of its 189 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Moldova

135 of its 257 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Chisinau accounted for 132 of Moldova's 135 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. 131 of Chisinau's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

144 of its 230 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

Denmark

376 of its 593 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (347 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

198 of its 221 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

236 of its 522 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Albania

49 of its 71 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tirana accounted for 43 of Albania's 49 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in North Korea (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Ethiopia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Thailand (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Myanmar (10 of its stories, about three 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 26 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 231,918 counted on 26 Jan.

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Senegal stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in North Korea's news. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 231,918 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cameroon90 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique85 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 44 · mostly displacement Burkina Faso84 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 93 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone80 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 589 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US332 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2095 Beijing China266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 418 Paris France241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 645 Houston US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Harney County US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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 lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVanuatu: warmth about its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about twice its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times 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 one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazzaville, Congo -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsPeace River, Canada -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsSmith Mountain Lake, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsEchuca, Australia -- rights & justice: 55 stories, carried by 83 outletsGaro Hills, India -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsDakar, Senegal -- conflict & violence: 128 stories, carried by 121 outletsKokomo, US -- health: 54 stories, carried by 52 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 116 stories, carried by 139 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

● Senegal warmth about twice usual ● Moldova warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Brazzaville Congo about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Peace River Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Smith Mountain Lake US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories ● Echuca Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 55 stories ● Garo Hills India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 14,039 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence22% 9,786 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents17% 7,733 stories · about as usual Health13% 5,754 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,715 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,147 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,125 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 954 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 killed13,080 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,570 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,811 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,823 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced577 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and Colombia Stories reporting abductions534 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations326 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmtha little more than usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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