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61,580 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 protests in Bucharest (Romania), violence in Quebec and landslides in Tajikistan. Tajikistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCanada 59 in 100 of its 9,474 stories, usually 19
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Romania

260 of its 489 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Bucharest accounted for 248 of Romania's 260 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. 247 of Bucharest's 248 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (176 stories). 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

Canada

5,558 of its 9,474 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Quebec accounted for 4,332 of Canada's 5,558 stories about harm, carried by 1,944 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,517 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Canada over 30 days → its stories → Quebec stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tajikistan

32 of its 56 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Hungary

95 of its 209 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

452 of its 653 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (239 stories). Power cuts were named in 126 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

315 of its 393 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Yangon accounted for 294 of Myanmar's 315 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. 208 of Yangon's 294 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Vietnam

79 of its 303 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 41 of Ha Tinh's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (45 stories). Accidents were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 249 of Yemen's 627 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. 137 of Sanaa's 249 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

632 of its 914 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Pulau Mengalum accounted for 375 of Malaysia's 632 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (405 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

398 of its 756 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: accidents in Vietnam (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (128 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Italy (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Sudan (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 28 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 61,580 stories about harm among 257,886 counted on 30 Jan.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 257,886 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. People affected were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. It was the second day running that the news turned to Romania. In Japan's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 767 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar80 in 100 of its 393 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Benin74 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine69 in 100 of its 653 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Malaysia69 in 100 of its 914 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US3514 stories about protests or strikes, of its 6606 Boston US489 stories about protests or strikes, of its 860 Chicago US335 stories about protests or strikes, of its 701 Bucharest Romania247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Dallas US227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 385

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 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: 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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 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 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: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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 usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualLashkar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 59 stories, carried by 55 outletsBrooklyn, US -- rights & justice: 66 stories, carried by 84 outletsDodge City, US -- displacement: 35 stories, carried by 36 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 35 stories, carried by 31 outletsOslo, Norway -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- displacement: 143 stories, carried by 103 outletsNabha, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsHelmand, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 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 ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahrain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lashkar Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 59 stories ● Brooklyn US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 66 stories ● Dodge City US about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 35 stories ● Zurich Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 35 stories ● Oslo Norway about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 19,677 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence25% 14,797 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health13% 8,020 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Displacement11% 6,841 stories · much more than usual (usually 3%) Disasters & accidents9% 5,469 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,915 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,779 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 889 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 killed18,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected13,976 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting arrests11,670 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees7,198 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured6,676 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced663 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting evacuations436 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions416 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill58 at about the usual rate

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 as 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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