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59,663 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 Abidjan, the earthquake in Italy and protests in Tbilisi (Georgia). Italy's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMali 89 in 100 of its 890 stories, usually 54
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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

Côte d’Ivoire

200 of its 267 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Abidjan accounted for 145 of Côte d’Ivoire's 200 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (192 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories → Abidjan stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

908 of its 1,996 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Earthquake was named in 640 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms, tsunami and avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Nigeria

1,537 of its 3,354 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (484 stories). Oil spill was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

99 of its 141 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

793 of its 890 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (598 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Romania

188 of its 424 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (171 stories). Extreme cold was named in 86 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with plague.

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Rights & justice

Gambia

689 of its 1,415 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

84 of its 125 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Greece (189 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Romania (86 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Argentina (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Sri Lanka (25 of its stories, about 7 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 18 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 59,663 stories about harm among 285,632 counted on 18 Jan.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. of the day's 285,632 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Côte d’Ivoire stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%. A year earlier, on 19 January 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali89 in 100 of its 890 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire75 in 100 of its 267 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq73 in 100 of its 1,066 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 857 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1896 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4151 New York US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 517 Chennai India124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Berlin Germany113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Jerusalem Israel95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282

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: 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: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 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 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 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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 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 lessIsrael: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 readChina: 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 lessBotswana: 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: 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 lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: 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: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 readUruguay: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about twice its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 29 outletsDinka, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsFort Collins, US -- health: 95 stories, carried by 91 outletsEagle Island, US -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 21 outletsCraiova, Romania -- rights & justice: 87 stories, carried by 96 outletsAhrar, Iran -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsFribourg, Switzerland -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 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

● Mali warmth about twice usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ecuador warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tunisia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uruguay warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 42 stories ● Dinka South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Fort Collins US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 95 stories ● Eagle Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 23 stories ● Craiova Romania about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 87 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 18,015 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health20% 11,510 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 11,241 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents14% 8,319 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,172 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,550 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,940 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,602 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 killed16,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,793 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations700 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions518 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced435 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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