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52,484 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 Amazonas (Brazil), violence in Dhaka and people killed in Iceland. Iceland's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 83 in 100 of its 349 stories, usually 20
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

610 of its 992 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 177 of Amazonas' 194 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (452 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Amazonas stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

425 of its 689 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 332 of Bangladesh's 425 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Iceland

288 of its 349 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Panama

41 of its 97 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Iran

221 of its 485 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 75 of Tehran's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

279 of its 469 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 201 of Haiti's 279 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. 132 of Port-au-Prince's 201 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

254 of its 439 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bouake accounted for 212 of Côte d’Ivoire's 254 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Chad

52 of its 92 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Romania

147 of its 367 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Bucharest accounted for 126 of Romania's 147 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

635 of its 1,923 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 203 of Seoul's 400 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Poland (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Thailand (52 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Costa Rica (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Mexico (90 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 6 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 52,484 stories about harm among 247,069 counted on 6 Jan.

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Mentions of the hypothermia ran more than ten times their usual in Poland's news. of the day's 247,069 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Brazil's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. On 7 January 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland83 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 20 · mostly health Syria78 in 100 of its 1,483 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq74 in 100 of its 853 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic72 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen66 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US443 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1997 Mexico City Mexico253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Chicago US222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1310 Seoul South Korea203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400 Amazonas Brazil177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: 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 lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: 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: 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: 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 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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 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 lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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 lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: 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 lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUruguay: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHawaii, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 39 stories, carried by 37 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 19 outletsIrvine, US -- conflict & violence: 138 stories, carried by 48 outletsEsquimalt, Canada -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsAmatrice, Italy -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsUrunga, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 27 outletsMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 21 outletsRakhine State, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 40 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

● Tunisia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hawaii US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 39 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Irvine US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 138 stories ● Esquimalt Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Amatrice Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 14,111 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 10,784 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health20% 10,370 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 8,590 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,540 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,646 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,221 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,165 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 killed16,123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,063 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions857 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations721 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Romania Stories reporting refugees550 at about half the usual rate · most about Somalia and Germany Stories reporting people displaced354 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK 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 softer than 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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