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45,984 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tunis (Tunisia), illness in Lusaka and refugees in Nigeria. Tunisia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostZambia 60 in 100 of its 270 stories, usually 32
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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

261 of its 359 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tunis accounted for 213 of Tunisia's 261 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. 207 of Tunis' 213 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Health

Zambia

163 of its 270 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lusaka accounted for 128 of Zambia's 163 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (111 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories → Lusaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

744 of its 2,150 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Polio was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Pakistan

970 of its 1,683 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 375 of Kasur's 453 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (134 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Albania

51 of its 81 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 16 of Tirana's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

360 of its 1,090 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 160 of Madrid's 212 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (120 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

145 of its 179 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

63 of its 143 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Skopje accounted for 61 of North Macedonia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

90 of its 192 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in Trinidad & Tobago (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Latvia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Rwanda (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Mali (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Italy (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 45,984 stories about harm among 221,135 counted on 11 Jan.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Tunisia. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 221,135 stories, below the usual 22. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Tunisia stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 54%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras81 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 63 · mostly food & livelihood Myanmar81 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 536 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia73 in 100 of its 359 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Iraq64 in 100 of its 362 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kasur Pakistan375 stories about protests or strikes, of its 453 Washington US244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2086 Tunis Tunisia207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Tehran Iran169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 349 Madrid Spain160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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 lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: 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 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 lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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 readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLithuania: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualNasarawa, Nigeria -- displacement: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsApplecross, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsGreat Lakes, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsBentonville, US -- food & livelihood: 118 stories, carried by 220 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 40 outletsLisbon, Portugal -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsLancang, China -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Macedonia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nasarawa Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 17 stories ● Applecross UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Great Lakes US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Bentonville US about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 118 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 41 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 13,295 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents22% 9,951 stories · about as usual Health21% 9,314 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 6,343 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,262 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,457 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,251 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,184 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 killed13,729 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,520 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees750 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations488 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced344 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill200 at about twice 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
● Griefabout as 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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