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25,930 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), the tsunami in Chile and violence in Far North Region. Cameroon's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and Syria → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostChile 86 in 100 of its 765 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

93 of its 102 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tunis accounted for 51 of Tunisia's 93 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 27 of Tunis' 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Chile

657 of its 765 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Santiago accounted for 269 of Chile's 657 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Tsunami was named in 640 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

106 of its 147 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Far North Region accounted for 71 of Cameroon's 106 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Far North Region stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mexico

223 of its 401 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (198 stories). Plague was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ireland

247 of its 682 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 100 of Dublin's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

223 of its 709 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

231 of its 255 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

1,541 of its 2,556 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (333 stories). Storm surge was named in 503 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, cyclone and volcanic eruption.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Singapore

305 of its 1,201 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

260 of its 358 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Philippines (503 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (44 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Gambia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in South Africa (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Netherlands (11 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 25 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 25,930 stories about harm among 115,535 counted on 25 Dec.

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Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Chile's news. of the day's 115,535 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and Syria. In Tunisia, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 55% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Germany, on 3 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 →

Tunisia91 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Mali91 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Congo88 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Chile86 in 100 of its 765 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq78 in 100 of its 552 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Morton County US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Dublin Ireland100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Aleppo Syria91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 887 Sochi Russia53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 989 Jerusalem Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: 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 readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 lessPhilippines: 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 lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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-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 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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 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: too little coverage to readCape 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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: 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 lessAfghanistan: 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about twice its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualBhutan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSirte, Libya -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsCosta Mesa, US -- displacement: 208 stories, carried by 19 outletsUniversity of Minnesota, US -- health: 98 stories, carried by 104 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 22 stories, carried by 23 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 22 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsAleppo, Syria -- conflict & violence: 887 stories, carried by 651 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

● Syria warmth about twice usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sirte Libya about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Costa Mesa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 208 stories ● University of Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 98 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Warsaw Poland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 7,745 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents21% 5,406 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice19% 4,749 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health15% 3,860 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,670 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 943 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 773 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 361 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 killed9,187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,161 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting arrests2,912 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,415 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations775 at about twice the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Germany Stories reporting people displaced749 at about twice the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Syria Stories reporting refugees586 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and the US

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
● 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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