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54,202 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 news turned to illness in Luanda, violence in Kabul and the hypothermia in Bulgaria. Angola's coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAngola 76 in 100 of its 201 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Angola

152 of its 201 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Luanda accounted for 135 of Angola's 152 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 133 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Luanda stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,056 of its 1,192 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 833 of Afghanistan's 1,056 stories about harm, carried by 577 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (698 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Shelter & services

Bulgaria

155 of its 318 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Hypothermia was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Greece

392 of its 741 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Lesbos accounted for 273 of Greece's 392 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

167 of its 292 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Ghana

253 of its 1,119 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Heatwave was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

United Arab Emirates

237 of its 1,077 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

17 of its 33 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Haiti

74 of its 112 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Outbreaks were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Haiti (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (169 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (49 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Australia (178 of its stories, about three 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 11 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 54,202 stories about harm among 269,570 counted on 11 Jan.

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Angola stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 269,570 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Angola's news mentioned outbreaks about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 12 January 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan89 in 100 of its 1,192 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea82 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Central African Republic81 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Mali79 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Yemen78 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US913 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2760 Chicago US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 717 Jerusalem Israel194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Moscow Russia152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 644 Alabama US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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 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 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 readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 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 lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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 lessBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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 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: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUruguay: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualNinewells, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsBuenos Aires, Argentina -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsKarak, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 64 stories, carried by 68 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsOsaka, Japan -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsLatrobe Valley, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsTucson, US -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 35 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

● Argentina warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ninewells UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Buenos Aires Argentina about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Karak Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 64 stories ● Amman Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 15,612 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 11,276 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence19% 10,001 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 8,423 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,077 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,165 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,423 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,065 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 killed16,079 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,825 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees1,412 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and Germany Stories reporting evacuations766 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bulgaria Stories reporting abductions534 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced371 at about half the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting people falling ill55 at about half the usual rate · most about Haiti 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 much softer than 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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