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55,795 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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Protests in Mogadishu (Somalia), a disaster in Reykjavik and violence in Brussels drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostKuwait 62 in 100 of its 472 stories, usually 22
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Somalia

952 of its 1,054 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 719 of Somalia's 952 stories about harm, carried by 713 outlets. 379 of Mogadishu's 719 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (601 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

189 of its 267 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reykjavik accounted for 177 of Iceland's 189 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Reykjavik stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

280 of its 628 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Brussels accounted for 250 of Belgium's 280 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Rights & justice

Burundi

94 of its 101 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Bujumbura accounted for 77 of Burundi's 94 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Kashmir

218 of its 324 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Snowstorms were named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

147 of its 331 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bucharest accounted for 130 of Romania's 147 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. 111 of Bucharest's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (115 stories).

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Rights & justice

Kuwait

294 of its 472 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Kenya

243 of its 799 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

111 of its 204 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 85 of Venezuela's 111 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. 83 of Caracas' 85 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

874 of its 2,226 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Helicopter crash was named in 266 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Denmark (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Ethiopia (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (188 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in Italy (266 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Chile (38 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 55,795 stories about harm among 284,951 counted on 25 Jan.

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In Denmark's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Somalia stood out: 90% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 65%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 284,951 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On 26 January 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi93 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Somalia90 in 100 of its 1,054 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland71 in 100 of its 267 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir67 in 100 of its 324 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria65 in 100 of its 1,370 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4593 Illinoi US417 stories about protests or strikes, of its 426 Mogadishu Somalia379 stories about protests or strikes, of its 719 Lake Oahe US213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 London UK212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 773

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 lessTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 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: 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 lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: 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 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 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: 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 readDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualAguelhoc, Mali -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsGorkha, India -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsAtal, India -- food & livelihood: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsWarrnambool, Australia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsBorno State, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- disasters & accidents: 54 stories, carried by 52 outletsOrange County, US -- conflict & violence: 96 stories, carried by 17 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

● Burundi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kyrgyzstan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Aguelhoc Mali about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Gorkha India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Kidal Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Atal India about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 23 stories ● Warrnambool Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 18,599 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 10,767 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 8,683 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 8,289 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,300 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,481 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,563 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 899 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 killed16,345 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,581 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,696 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,222 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting refugees1,208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions566 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced493 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations390 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.