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40,426 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 Santiago (Chile), building collapse in Indonesia and gas explosion in Belgium. Papua New Guinea's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostQatar 54 in 100 of its 575 stories, usually 13
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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

Chile

379 of its 650 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Santiago accounted for 348 of Chile's 379 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. 176 of Santiago's 348 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Health

Indonesia

678 of its 1,065 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jakarta accounted for 602 of Indonesia's 678 stories about harm, carried by 670 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (551 stories). Building collapse was named in 172 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

120 of its 296 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Gas explosion was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Iraq

657 of its 823 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 601 of Iraq's 657 stories about harm, carried by 718 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (554 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

233 of its 301 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tripoli accounted for 206 of Libya's 233 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

209 of its 283 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 178 of Venezuela's 209 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (133 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Senegal

98 of its 158 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

180 of its 453 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 103 of Bangkok's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

87 of its 201 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 63 of Skopje's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (84 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (440 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in North Korea (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Mexico (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in China (86 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 15 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 40,426 stories about harm among 166,188 counted on 15 Jan.

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The Philippines' news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 166,188 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Chile stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. On 15 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq80 in 100 of its 823 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 301 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea77 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Chad76 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 28 · mostly displacement Haiti75 in 100 of its 807 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US368 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1844 Jerusalem Israel191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 863 Santiago Chile176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348 Bledsoe County US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Tunis Tunisia112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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 lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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: 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: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 163 stories, carried by 145 outletsOregon, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsMakurdi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsTalisker, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 104 outletsMinnesota, US -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsNorthumbria, UK -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 74 outletsBaramulla, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsEcopetrol, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 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

● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 163 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Makurdi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Talisker UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,477 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents22% 8,841 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 7,076 stories · about as usual Health16% 6,225 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,192 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,349 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,090 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 677 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 killed11,968 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,934 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations667 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Türkiye Stories reporting refugees655 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced391 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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
● 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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