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24,430 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 news turned to protests in Tunis (Tunisia), the tsunami in Peru and people displaced in Trabzon. Türkiye's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and Papua New Guinea → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPeru 87 in 100 of its 830 stories, usually 41
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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

Tunisia

292 of its 325 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tunis accounted for 263 of Tunisia's 292 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. 257 of Tunis' 263 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (262 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

725 of its 830 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Acari accounted for 470 of Peru's 725 stories about harm, carried by 558 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Tsunami was named in 662 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Acari stories →
Displacement

Türkiye

508 of its 764 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Trabzon accounted for 351 of Türkiye's 508 stories about harm, carried by 570 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (213 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Trabzon stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

774 of its 1,342 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 562 of Israel's 774 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

117 of its 221 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories). Wildfires were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zambia

48 of its 84 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 19 of Lusaka's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

117 of its 135 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Rabaul accounted for 83 of Papua New Guinea's 117 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (102 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

209 of its 292 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 152 of Lebanon's 209 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (127 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cameroon

72 of its 96 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

France

418 of its 975 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Food poisoning was named in 191 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with poisoning.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in France (191 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in Portugal (33 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in Puerto Rico (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in New Zealand (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Ghana (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 24,430 stories about harm among 100,449 counted on 14 Jan.

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In Peru's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 100,449 stories, above the usual 23. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and Papua New Guinea. A year earlier, on 14 January 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Tunisia, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger92 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia90 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Peru87 in 100 of its 830 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Papua New Guinea87 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen80 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1103 Tunis Tunisia257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Jerusalem Israel193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 562 Hollywood US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 489 Tehran Iran167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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: 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 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 lessIran: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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 lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 50 outletsMelut, South Sudan -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsMontana, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsLampedusa, Italy -- displacement: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsSapulpa, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 23 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- rights & justice: 263 stories, carried by 214 outletsBerlin, Germany -- displacement: 50 stories, carried by 38 outletsSopore, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 15 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

● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tunisia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bogota Colombia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 51 stories ● Melut South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Montana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Lampedusa Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 14 stories ● Sapulpa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 7,261 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents26% 6,193 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence16% 3,911 stories · about as usual Health15% 3,520 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,222 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 919 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 604 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 443 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 killed7,329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,141 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting arrests2,672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,077 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations617 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Papua New Guinea Stories reporting refugees576 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Israel Stories reporting people displaced251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Austria

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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.