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31,482 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 Bolivar (Venezuela), house fires in Jordan and illness in Novska. Côte d’Ivoire's coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostJordan 75 in 100 of its 870 stories, usually 19
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 60 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
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 →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

472 of its 741 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bolivar accounted for 343 of Venezuela's 472 stories about harm, carried by 364 outlets. 292 of Bolivar's 343 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Train derailment was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Bolivar stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

655 of its 870 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (362 stories). House fires were named in 179 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Croatia

129 of its 165 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Novska accounted for 97 of Croatia's 129 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Poisoning was named in 125 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Algeria

100 of its 147 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Algiers accounted for 86 of Algeria's 100 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

830 of its 884 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Sanaa accounted for 608 of Yemen's 830 stories about harm, carried by 500 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (611 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

467 of its 573 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

254 of its 359 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (148 stories). Road crashes were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Finland

108 of its 180 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

486 of its 625 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (437 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Lesotho (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Japan (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Czechia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Peru (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 Dec. 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 31,482 stories about harm among 127,662 counted on 18 Dec.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 9 October 2016. Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Croatia's news. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 127,662 stories, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Egypt, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen94 in 100 of its 884 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique89 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea85 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria83 in 100 of its 2,806 stories · usually 79 · mostly displacement Iraq82 in 100 of its 573 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria702 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2210 Bolivar Venezuela292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 343 Washington US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 522 Ramallah Palestine164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Jerusalem Israel152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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 lessMorocco: 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 readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 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 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 lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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: too little coverage to readHong 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 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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 lessBotswana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 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: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSolomon Islands: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGuinea-Bissau: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about twice its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about twice its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAbidjan, Côte d’Ivoire -- rights & justice: 88 stories, carried by 115 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 83 stories, carried by 172 outletsPachir, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsPort Hedland, Australia -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsMelaleuca, Australia -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 10 outlets-Bowling Green, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsAqaba, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 40 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 198 stories, carried by 239 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

● Côte d’Ivoire warmth about twice usual ● Finland warmth about twice usual ● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mozambique warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 88 stories ● Helsinki Finland about three times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 83 stories ● Pachir Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Port Hedland Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Melaleuca Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 7,896 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice23% 7,258 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents18% 5,520 stories · about as usual Health15% 4,612 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Displacement7% 2,139 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,834 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,196 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 526 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 killed11,274 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting people injured4,760 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests3,783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,324 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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