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20,812 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 flooding in the Philippines, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and violence in Ankara. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq → Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and the US → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 67 in 100 of its 2,393 stories, usually 35
RegionSoutheast Asia 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

1,608 of its 2,393 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (387 stories). Flooding was named in 622 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with typhoon, storms and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

284 of its 404 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Caracas accounted for 259 of Venezuela's 284 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. 192 of Caracas' 259 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

281 of its 481 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Ankara accounted for 160 of Türkiye's 281 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Rights & justice

Russia

345 of its 1,377 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

France

205 of its 563 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

336 of its 519 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Cairo accounted for 292 of Egypt's 336 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (184 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

102 of its 190 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Alberto Fujimori accounted for 82 of Peru's 102 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

394 of its 481 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (72 stories). Cholera was named in 106 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Sudan

179 of its 194 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Dinka accounted for 138 of South Sudan's 179 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

92 of its 196 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in Iraq (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Germany (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in New Zealand (22 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); bird flu in Bahrain (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 Dec. 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 20,812 stories about harm among 90,710 counted on 24 Dec.

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Refugees were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 90,710 stories, above the usual 21. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to the Philippines. the Philippines' news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. This week the news turned most often to Austria, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan92 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Iraq82 in 100 of its 481 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela70 in 100 of its 404 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Yemen68 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines67 in 100 of its 2,393 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel349 stories about protests or strikes, of its 649 Caracas Venezuela192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 766 Cairo Egypt122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Dauphin County US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: 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 lessPapua 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 lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: 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 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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): 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualAlbania: 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 usualManchester, UK -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 106 outletsBrazzaville, Congo -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsParis, France -- conflict & violence: 76 stories, carried by 91 outletsVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 18 outletsHigh Desert, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsReno, US -- rights & justice: 40 stories, carried by 40 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 35 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

● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nigeria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Manchester UK about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 57 stories ● Brazzaville Congo about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Paris France about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 76 stories ● Victoria Falls Zimbabwe about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents23% 4,728 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice23% 4,682 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence22% 4,525 stories · about as usual Health15% 3,142 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,233 stories · about as usual Displacement6% 1,192 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Shelter & services3% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 401 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 killed7,544 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people affected3,789 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting arrests2,779 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,071 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people displaced565 at about three times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting evacuations246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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