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What the world's news said happened to people.
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46,943 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 deaths in Buenos Aires, illness in Copenhagen and violence in Ankara. Türkiye's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 77 in 100 of its 371 stories, usually 26
RegionEurope 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Argentina

225 of its 413 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Buenos Aires accounted for 161 of Argentina's 225 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Health

Denmark

160 of its 295 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Copenhagen accounted for 133 of Denmark's 160 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

759 of its 1,136 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Ankara accounted for 429 of Türkiye's 759 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. Snowstorms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Protests & strikes

Uruguay

35 of its 55 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 15 of Montevideo's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 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.

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

Colombia

287 of its 371 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

132 of its 176 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Gorongosa accounted for 99 of Mozambique's 132 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

165 of its 372 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Health

Portugal

72 of its 178 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

117 of its 129 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Tsunami was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Italy

590 of its 1,794 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (181 stories). Road crashes were named in 153 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Italy (153 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Greece (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Sierra Leone (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Hungary (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Belgium (13 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 29 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 46,943 stories about harm among 211,281 counted on 29 Dec.

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In Argentina, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 211,281 stories, as usual. Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia81 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia77 in 100 of its 371 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique75 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1227 Aleppo Syria89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 660 Bentonville US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Medellin Colombia85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Beijing China82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247

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: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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 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 lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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 lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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 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 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 lessBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readHeard & 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualSpringfield, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 28 stories, carried by 33 outletsThiruvananthapuram, India -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 19 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 37 outletsWhitehall, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 19 outletsAttock, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsAung Hlaing, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsKincumber, Australia -- health: 24 stories, carried by 80 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 one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Portugal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Springfield US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 28 stories ● Thiruvananthapuram India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Bangkok Thailand about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 55 stories ● Whitehall US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Attock Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence24% 11,008 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 10,833 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Health22% 10,294 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,380 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,588 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,823 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,305 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 910 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 killed17,150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,886 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees928 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations742 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced442 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting abductions429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about half the usual rate · most about the US 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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