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42,810 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 Tehran (Iran), people injured in Egypt and refugees in Israel. Egypt's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChad 78 in 100 of its 113 stories, usually 18
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iran

1,616 of its 2,290 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tehran accounted for 890 of Iran's 1,616 stories about harm, carried by 682 outlets. 835 of Tehran's 890 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

469 of its 744 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (344 stories). Gas explosion was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

620 of its 1,236 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

466 of its 802 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Ramallah accounted for 338 of Palestine's 466 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Peru

197 of its 332 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 106 of Alberto Fujimori's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

351 of its 1,057 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (166 stories). Train derailment was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Rwanda

95 of its 135 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kigali accounted for 90 of Rwanda's 95 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

34 of its 43 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

482 of its 1,273 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (165 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

229 of its 527 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Bangladesh (64 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (29 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (72 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in South Africa (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Madagascar (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 42,810 stories about harm among 191,766 counted on 5 Jan.

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For the seventh day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 191,766 stories, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. In Bangladesh's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 7 times their usual. On 5 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 342 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan79 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia78 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Chad78 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 18 · mostly rights & justice Syria72 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran835 stories about protests or strikes, of its 890 Washington US389 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1948 Jerusalem Israel158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Paris France143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 San Francisco US116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 410

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: 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 lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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 lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 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: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGulf of Mexico, Mexico -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 31 outletsNdoro, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsChilpancingo, Mexico -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 32 outletsRosalie, Australia -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 148 outletsOroville, US -- displacement: 147 stories, carried by 211 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 687 stories, carried by 395 outletsCarbon County, US -- health: 34 stories, carried by 41 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 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

● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Gulf of Mexico Mexico about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 23 stories ● Ndoro Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Chilpancingo Mexico about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Rosalie Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Oroville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 147 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 11,060 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents26% 11,040 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Health19% 7,788 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 5,981 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,216 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,609 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,149 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,014 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 killed12,530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,860 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting refugees758 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions554 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations349 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill231 at about three times 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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