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What the world's news said happened to people.
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57,732 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 violence in Kabul, rights and justice in Tehran and people injured in Colombia. Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPoland 63 in 100 of its 649 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,240 of its 1,431 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 965 of Afghanistan's 1,240 stories about harm, carried by 693 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,028 stories). Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

816 of its 1,594 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 685 of Iran's 816 stories about harm, carried by 463 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (640 stories). Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

186 of its 291 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories). Drought was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Ukraine

191 of its 318 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Lviv accounted for 132 of Ukraine's 191 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

107 of its 199 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Poland

410 of its 649 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Warsaw accounted for 315 of Poland's 410 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (177 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Hong Kong

102 of its 383 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

32 of its 67 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

297 of its 798 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (181 stories). Heavy rain was named in 138 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Thailand (138 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in Barbados (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Philippines (184 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Albania (12 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 10 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 57,732 stories about harm among 272,593 counted on 10 Jan.

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On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 272,593 stories, as usual. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 7 times their usual in Thailand's news. A year earlier, on 11 January 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Afghanistan stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 58%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan87 in 100 of its 1,431 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia68 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen68 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti65 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Colombia64 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2573 Alabama US223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 503 London UK179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 787 Delhi India161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 470 Jerusalem Israel155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 599

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 lessMicronesia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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 lessSyria: 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: 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 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 lessMexico: 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMauritius: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualDes Moines, US -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center, US -- health: 43 stories, carried by 54 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 21 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 13 outletsGandhinagar, India -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 21 outletsMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 55 stories, carried by 63 outletsRoper River, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 128 outletsZabi, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 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 ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mauritius warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Des Moines US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 13 stories ● University of Mississippi Medical Center US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 43 stories ● Kigali Rwanda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories ● Gandhinagar India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 39 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 17,190 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 11,774 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence19% 11,052 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents17% 9,447 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,383 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,672 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,180 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,058 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 killed18,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,399 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions1,028 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations957 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees719 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Poland and the US Stories reporting people displaced311 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill103 at about the usual rate

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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