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56,781 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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Violence in Istanbul, protests in Manama (Bahrain) and people killed in Bolivia drew the news. Bahrain's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 76 in 100 of its 2,553 stories, usually 55
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,931 of its 2,553 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Istanbul accounted for 918 of Türkiye's 1,931 stories about harm, carried by 576 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Health

Bolivia

28 of its 78 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

253 of its 647 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (169 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Myanmar

178 of its 255 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Man Dung accounted for 127 of Myanmar's 178 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

71 of its 85 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Guyana

47 of its 114 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Greece

277 of its 778 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

372 of its 1,038 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 35 of Amazonas' 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

1,126 of its 2,756 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (301 stories). Malaria was named in 179 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with polio.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Poland (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Costa Rica (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (179 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); plane crash in Tanzania (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 56,781 stories about harm among 266,716 counted on 5 Jan.

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The news turned to Türkiye for the fourth day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 266,716 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Poland's news, mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual. Türkiye stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%. A year earlier, on 6 January 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic84 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq76 in 100 of its 981 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye76 in 100 of its 2,553 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 1,337 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar70 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US484 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2287 Chicago US245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1715 Jerusalem Israel177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 326 Kolkata India141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Damascus Syria131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 443

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 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: 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 lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 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 readSlovakia: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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 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 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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 readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: 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 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 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 lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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 lessAfghanistan: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSolomon Islands: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualZemio, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsOcala, US -- health: 122 stories, carried by 204 outletsGulf of Mexico, Mexico -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 37 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsNebraska, US -- health: 69 stories, carried by 75 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 23 outletsBrasilia, Brazil -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsKwazulu, South Africa -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 24 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Zemio Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Ocala US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 122 stories ● Gulf of Mexico Mexico about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Bangui Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Nebraska US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 69 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 16,007 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 11,894 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence20% 11,391 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 8,955 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,108 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,940 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,487 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 962 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 killed15,911 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,992 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,407 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,069 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions1,020 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees758 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and Greece Stories reporting evacuations628 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Griefa little less 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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