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38,380 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 Bucharest (Romania), heavy rain in Palestine and a disaster in Pulau Mengalum drew the news. Madagascar's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Malaysia → Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq → Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMyanmar 82 in 100 of its 250 stories, usually 40
RegionSoutheast Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Romania

143 of its 200 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bucharest accounted for 137 of Romania's 143 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. 137 of Bucharest's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (127 stories). Plague was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

506 of its 768 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (190 stories). Heavy rain was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Madagascar

45 of its 52 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Myanmar

206 of its 250 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Yangon accounted for 184 of Myanmar's 206 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. 122 of Yangon's 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

1,314 of its 1,410 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Bayda accounted for 740 of Yemen's 1,314 stories about harm, carried by 633 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (961 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

53 of its 246 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 24 of Ha Tinh's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Accidents were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mongolia

32 of its 43 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 30 of Ulaanbaatar's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

69 of its 105 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Iran

895 of its 1,466 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 510 of Iran's 895 stories about harm, carried by 389 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (69 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chile (49 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Mongolia (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Angola (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Vietnam (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (36 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 38,380 stories about harm among 139,175 counted on 29 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest in all 395 days held. 28 in every 100 of the day's 139,175 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. People affected were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Malaysia.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 1,410 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Madagascar87 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 21 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Myanmar82 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Romania72 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Iraq67 in 100 of its 963 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US2069 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5119 Chicago US887 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1013 Brooklyn US376 stories about protests or strikes, of its 514 Boston US361 stories about protests or strikes, of its 605 New York US331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 729

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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 lessIran: 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 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 lessFrance: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessBangladesh: 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: 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 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 lessAksai 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualXing Jin, China -- food & livelihood: 16 stories, carried by 130 outletsNevada, US -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 28 outletsGrand River, Canada -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 22 outletsMorgantown, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsAleppo, Syria -- conflict & violence: 83 stories, carried by 73 outletsPanaji, India -- food & livelihood: 21 stories, carried by 15 outletsBallarat, Australia -- health: 36 stories, carried by 135 outletsRome, Italy -- rights & justice: 22 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

● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Xing Jin China about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 16 stories ● Nevada US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories ● Grand River Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Morgantown US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Aleppo Syria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 83 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 12,887 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence26% 9,822 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Displacement12% 4,630 stories · much more than usual (usually 3%) Health10% 3,716 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents10% 3,640 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,681 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,025 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 354 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 affected10,060 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people killed8,303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,901 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees5,580 at about 9 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people injured2,815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions594 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations112 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about two-thirds of 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of usual
● Feara little more 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.