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30,699 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Santiago, protests in Manaus (Brazil) and people killed in Portugal. Brazil's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostChile 85 in 100 of its 659 stories, usually 36
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Chile

559 of its 659 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Santiago accounted for 551 of Chile's 559 stories about harm, carried by 580 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (338 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

179 of its 302 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 59 of Manaus' 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Israel

1,745 of its 2,598 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,615 of Israel's 1,745 stories about harm, carried by 1,223 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,317 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

943 of its 1,068 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Baghdad accounted for 724 of Iraq's 943 stories about harm, carried by 546 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (532 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

62 of its 71 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Tunis accounted for 51 of Tunisia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. 50 of Tunis' 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

501 of its 783 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Istanbul accounted for 378 of Türkiye's 501 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (107 stories). Storms were named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia and power cuts.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

212 of Damascus' 350 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (306 stories). Tsunami was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

295 of its 565 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (246 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Germany (137 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in South Africa (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (63 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (54 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (12 of its stories, about three 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 8 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 30,699 stories about harm among 132,446 counted on 8 Jan.

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Germany's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 132,446 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Chile's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. This week the news turned most often to Türkiye, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq88 in 100 of its 1,068 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia87 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Chile85 in 100 of its 659 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 886 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea79 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Damascus Syria212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 Boston US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 501 Fort Lauderdale US143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2275 Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 547

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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 lessLebanon: 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 lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGermany: 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 readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: 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: 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 readTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIrvine, US -- conflict & violence: 97 stories, carried by 14 outletsYorkshire, Australia -- health: 39 stories, carried by 99 outletsBridgeport, US -- health: 32 stories, carried by 23 outletsAdamawa, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsRome, Italy -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 40 outletsMilan, Italy -- shelter & services: 56 stories, carried by 63 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 13 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

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

Warmest events

● Irvine US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 97 stories ● Yorkshire Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories ● Bridgeport US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Adamawa Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 47 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence33% 10,039 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice21% 6,228 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents19% 5,784 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health14% 4,165 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,934 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,091 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 504 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 447 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 killed13,657 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured6,397 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected3,785 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,840 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees262 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people displaced191 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill74 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.