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49,259 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 Jerusalem, road crashes in Haiti and rights and justice in Dakar drew the news. Haiti's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSenegal 81 in 100 of its 283 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,183 of its 2,345 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,029 of Israel's 1,183 stories about harm, carried by 642 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (659 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Food & livelihood

Haiti

133 of its 178 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

152 of its 258 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Nassau accounted for 140 of the Bahamas' 152 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories).

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

Kashmir

196 of its 336 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Chile

531 of its 739 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Santiago accounted for 509 of Chile's 531 stories about harm, carried by 599 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (312 stories).

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Rights & justice

France

1,360 of its 2,896 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Paris accounted for 1,212 of France's 1,360 stories about harm, carried by 1,454 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,160 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

255 of its 566 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (227 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

850 of its 2,121 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (589 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

447 of its 746 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (323 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Guatemala (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Austria (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (115 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Jamaica (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in US (1194 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 49,259 stories about harm among 243,854 counted on 9 Jan.

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Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Guatemala's news. In Israel, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. A year earlier, on 10 January 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. 20 in every 100 of the day's 243,854 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Senegal81 in 100 of its 283 stories · usually 21 · mostly rights & justice Syria79 in 100 of its 1,213 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti75 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 53 · mostly food & livelihood Chile72 in 100 of its 739 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia62 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US359 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1312 London UK238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 895 Delhi India182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 506 Chicago US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Aleppo Syria164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 502

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessTurkey: 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 lessThailand: 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 lessSyria: 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 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: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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: 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: 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 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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 lessChile: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualVatican City: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSuperior National Forest, US -- shelter & services: 23 stories, carried by 22 outletsGondia, India -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsOhio, US -- health: 62 stories, carried by 61 outletsKununurra, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 26 outletsBusan, South Korea -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 23 stories, carried by 23 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 20 outletsMpumalanga, South Africa -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 19 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

● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Vatican City warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Superior National Forest US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 23 stories ● Gondia India about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 16 stories ● Ohio US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 62 stories ● Kununurra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 24 stories ● Busan South Korea about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 11,800 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 10,678 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health19% 9,335 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 9,227 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,010 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,840 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,288 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,257 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 killed16,346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,578 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,510 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions618 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees488 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill192 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.