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33,150 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 deaths in Quito, protests in Manama (Bahrain) and rights and justice in Dhaka. Ecuador's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostEcuador 84 in 100 of its 146 stories, usually 34
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ecuador

122 of its 146 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Quito accounted for 79 of Ecuador's 122 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

139 of its 183 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 30 of Manama's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

375 of its 665 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Dhaka accounted for 286 of Bangladesh's 375 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

76 of its 157 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

146 of its 220 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Caracas accounted for 111 of Venezuela's 146 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 97 of Caracas' 111 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

234 of its 864 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 38 of Madrid's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (179 stories).

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Shelter & services

Netherlands

85 of its 255 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Storms were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

203 of its 377 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Cairo accounted for 157 of Egypt's 203 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 137 of Cairo's 157 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

658 of its 1,512 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

78 of its 93 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Brazil (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Netherlands (35 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Malawi (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Singapore (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Kenya (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 33,150 stories about harm among 153,794 counted on 14 Jan.

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Brazil's news mentioned road crashes more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 153,794 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ecuador, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. A year earlier, on 15 January 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras84 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Syria84 in 100 of its 879 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen84 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador84 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 34 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Bahrain76 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US665 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1929 Los Angeles County US304 stories about protests or strikes, of its 629 Chicago US271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 560 Jerusalem Israel187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329 Atlanta US175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228

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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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 lessTunisia: 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 lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 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 lessHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTanzania: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAntigua & Barbuda: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualSalzburg, Austria -- displacement: 28 stories, carried by 19 outletsAdams County, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsDunscore, UK -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 155 outletsJinan, China -- rights & justice: 75 stories, carried by 75 outletsGaza, Palestine -- rights & justice: 67 stories, carried by 13 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 66 stories, carried by 65 outletsVienna, Austria -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNashville, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 20 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

● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Honduras warmth about one and a half times usual ● Chile warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Salzburg Austria about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 28 stories ● Adams County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Dunscore UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Jinan China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 75 stories ● Gaza Palestine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 67 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 11,570 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence19% 6,199 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,289 stories · about as usual Health16% 5,106 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,958 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,372 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 606 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 479 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 killed9,569 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,838 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,536 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,270 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions643 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees402 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people displaced276 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations154 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Guinea

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
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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