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45,509 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 violence in Playa del Carmen, protests in Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil) and deaths in Bishkek. Brazil's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostKyrgyzstan 89 in 100 of its 1,307 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 78 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Conflict & violence

Mexico

1,224 of its 1,993 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Playa del Carmen accounted for 896 of Mexico's 1,224 stories about harm, carried by 1,017 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (791 stories). Extreme cold was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Playa del Carmen stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

432 of its 846 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 146 of Rio Grande do Norte's 237 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Outbreaks were named in 126 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio Grande do Norte stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kyrgyzstan

1,161 of its 1,307 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Bishkek accounted for 1,054 of Kyrgyzstan's 1,161 stories about harm, carried by 896 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,153 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kyrgyzstan over 30 days → its stories → Bishkek stories →
Health

Uganda

235 of its 418 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories). Flu was named in 115 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Bahrain

376 of its 500 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 170 of Manama's 187 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (359 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

159 of its 296 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kathmandu accounted for 141 of Nepal's 159 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (137 stories). Earthquake was named in 142 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

303 of its 633 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (94 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

27 of its 58 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

North Korea

42 of its 124 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

1,154 of its 2,876 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (142 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Greece (62 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Taiwan (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Croatia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in North Korea (18 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 16 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 45,509 stories about harm among 216,378 counted on 16 Jan.

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In Mexico, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 216,378 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in Nepal's news. A year earlier, on 17 January 2016, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kyrgyzstan89 in 100 of its 1,307 stories · usually 15 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Yemen85 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan78 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Iraq77 in 100 of its 602 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain75 in 100 of its 500 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US723 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1884 Atlanta US414 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497 Manama Bahrain170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Rio Grande do Norte Brazil146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Chicago US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357

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 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: too little coverage to readUganda: 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 lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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 lessHonduras: 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: 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 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 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: 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 lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 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 lessBahrain: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualUruguay: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about twice its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualItaly: 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 one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAntigua & Barbuda: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPatrushev, Russia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsTibet, China -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 10 outletsKwara, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsRochester, US -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- conflict & violence: 56 stories, carried by 41 outletsKunduz, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 22 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

● Mexico warmth about twice usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tunisia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Patrushev Russia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Tibet China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Kwara Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Rochester US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 15,064 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence20% 8,868 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health18% 7,929 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 5,998 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,145 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,549 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,232 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 944 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 killed15,756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions849 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations378 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill61 at about two-thirds of 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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