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47,479 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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Rights and justice in Montevideo, protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and violence in Diffa drew the news. Uruguay's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Haiti and Pakistan →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 75 in 100 of its 412 stories, usually 32
RegionCentral Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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 →
Rights & justice

Uruguay

163 of its 187 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Montevideo accounted for 149 of Uruguay's 163 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

169 of its 219 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 119 of Haiti's 169 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. 115 of Port-au-Prince's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories).

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

64 of its 97 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Diffa accounted for 62 of Niger's 64 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Diffa stories →
Health

Denmark

79 of its 167 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Colombia

74 of its 181 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

225 of its 459 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 147 of Puerto Cabello's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (170 stories). Hunger was named in 148 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

410 of its 608 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 298 of Afghanistan's 410 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

160 of its 204 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Aung Hlaing accounted for 107 of Myanmar's 160 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Japan

839 of its 2,925 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (187 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

1,261 of its 3,482 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Vietnam (148 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (148 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Switzerland (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Romania (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in India (576 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 47,479 stories about harm among 210,830 counted on 28 Dec.

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Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Vietnam's news. of the day's 210,830 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Haiti and Pakistan. Uruguay's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uruguay87 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Tunisia85 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 58 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Congo81 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali80 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar78 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US328 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1085 Damascus Syria191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Jerusalem Israel154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 579 Chicago US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 473 Puerto Cabello Venezuela147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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 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: 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 lessSweden: 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 lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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: 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 lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 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 lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: 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 lessBurundi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about twice its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGeneva, Switzerland -- disasters & accidents: 94 stories, carried by 93 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- conflict & violence: 159 stories, carried by 203 outletsHampshire, UK -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 46 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsTunceli, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsTeton County, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsTraverse City, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 35 outletsAung Hlaing, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 107 stories, carried by 107 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

● Thailand warmth about twice usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Geneva Switzerland about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 94 stories ● Bangkok Thailand about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 159 stories ● Hampshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 12 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Tunceli Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 11,882 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 10,732 stories · about as usual Health20% 9,563 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 7,558 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,068 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,726 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,343 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 874 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 killed16,781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,795 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations450 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced427 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Niger Stories reporting people falling ill199 at about twice the usual rate · most about Haiti and Pakistan

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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