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54,532 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 protests in Caracas (Venezuela), violence in Kabul and a disaster in Alsozsolca. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 53 in 100 of its 283 stories, usually 18
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

285 of its 393 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Caracas accounted for 214 of Venezuela's 285 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. 163 of Caracas' 214 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (215 stories).

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

713 of its 849 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 345 of Afghanistan's 713 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Zambia

91 of its 173 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Konkola accounted for 72 of Zambia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories).

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

Belgium

245 of its 660 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Brussels accounted for 221 of Belgium's 245 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Chile

191 of its 341 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Santiago accounted for 164 of Chile's 191 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Wildfires were named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heatwave.

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Rights & justice

Norway

182 of its 579 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

104 of its 145 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

112 of its 235 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

41 of its 94 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 8 of Amhara's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chile (76 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Malawi (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Angola (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Madagascar (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Argentina (10 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 12 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 54,532 stories about harm among 273,691 counted on 12 Jan.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 13 December 2016. In Chile's news, mentions of wildfires ran about 8 times their usual. Venezuela stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 273,691 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 →

Afghanistan84 in 100 of its 849 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 1,028 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea74 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Venezuela73 in 100 of its 393 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Mali72 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US452 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2322 Moscow Russia225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 841 Jerusalem Israel215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 556 Aleppo Syria196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Urbana US179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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 lessUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessSwitzerland: 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 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 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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 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 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 lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 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 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 readCzech 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: 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: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLuxembourg: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMiragoane, Haiti -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsHarrisonburg, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsDistrict of Columbia, US -- health: 89 stories, carried by 126 outletsCairo, Egypt -- rights & justice: 128 stories, carried by 97 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 38 stories, carried by 15 outletsChibok, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 21 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 19 outletsBlue Mountains, Australia -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 139 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

● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Miragoane Haiti about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Harrisonburg US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● District of Columbia US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 89 stories ● Cairo Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 128 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 38 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 16,511 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 11,299 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents17% 9,249 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 8,623 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,209 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,307 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,159 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,071 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 killed14,888 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests7,864 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,814 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees967 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions711 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations560 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Chile Stories reporting people displaced426 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Colombia and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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.

● Angera little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.