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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
30,971 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 the hypothermia in Türkiye, violence in Geneva and protests in Sanaa (Yemen). Türkiye's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 86 in 100 of its 275 stories, usually 32
RegionOceania 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

1,247 of its 1,594 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Ayvacik accounted for 668 of Türkiye's 1,247 stories about harm, carried by 611 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (863 stories). Hypothermia was named in 408 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ayvacik stories →
Conflict & violence

Switzerland

232 of its 535 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Geneva accounted for 207 of Switzerland's 232 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Geneva stories →
Protests & strikes

Yemen

204 of its 220 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Sanaa accounted for 157 of Yemen's 204 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 117 of Sanaa's 157 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

126 of its 264 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Avalanche was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flu and snowstorms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

91 of its 106 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Yaounde accounted for 56 of Cameroon's 91 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

916 of its 3,226 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (484 stories). Avalanche was named in 370 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and train derailment. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

236 of its 275 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bogota accounted for 161 of Colombia's 236 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

506 of its 2,545 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (253 stories). Landslides were named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

40 of its 104 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 12 of Dnipropetrovsk's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Canada (370 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Russia (112 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Kazakhstan (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Brazil (106 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Venezuela (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 30,971 stories about harm among 143,556 counted on 30 Jan.

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Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Canada's news. of the day's 143,556 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Türkiye's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 63%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi90 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Cameroon86 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia86 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic84 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Hyderabad India210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Delhi India186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247 Jerusalem Israel123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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 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: 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 lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessPalestine: 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 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 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 readGrenada: 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: 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 lessEstonia: 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 lessGreenland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: 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 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 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 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessAzad 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: 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 usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEritrea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 36 outletsLake Huron, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 36 stories, carried by 44 outletsCoos Bay, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsAl-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsTorun, Poland -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 84 stories, carried by 71 outletsPelotas, Brazil -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 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

● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burundi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Addis Ababa Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories ● Lake Huron Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 36 stories ● Coos Bay US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Al-Ahsa Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Torun Poland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 9,951 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence20% 6,231 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,268 stories · about as usual Health13% 4,072 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Shelter & services5% 1,671 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,374 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,044 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 826 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 killed8,752 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,856 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,791 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Germany Stories reporting people injured1,482 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions341 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting people displaced196 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations158 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill60 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● 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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