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What the world's news said happened to people.
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46,173 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 people displaced in Unrwa, power cuts in the Netherlands and arrests in Portugal. Palestine's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 65 in 100 of its 378 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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 →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

718 of its 1,232 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Unrwa accounted for 460 of Palestine's 718 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (351 stories). Heavy rain was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Unrwa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

345 of its 694 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Amsterdam accounted for 293 of the Netherlands' 345 stories about harm, carried by 315 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (212 stories). Power cuts were named in 149 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Rights & justice

Portugal

64 of its 192 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hiv.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Hungary

78 of its 264 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Papua New Guinea

157 of its 196 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kadovar Island accounted for 103 of Papua New Guinea's 157 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Tsunami was named in 120 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

104 of its 113 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Akobo accounted for 62 of South Sudan's 104 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

245 of its 378 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (231 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Croatia

28 of its 66 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Germany

492 of its 1,501 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Central African Republic

15 of its 19 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 6 of Paoua's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Papua New Guinea (120 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Albania (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Mexico (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in China (84 of its stories, about three times its usual); plague in Brazil (15 of its stories, more than ten 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 18 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 46,173 stories about harm among 212,013 counted on 18 Jan.

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Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 22 in every 100 of the day's 212,013 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. For the second day running, the news turned to Palestine. Papua New Guinea's news mentioned the tsunami about three times as often as usual. Palestine's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 47%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan92 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea80 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar75 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Syria73 in 100 of its 928 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia69 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US688 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2445 Jerusalem Israel173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 512 Hollywood US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 571 Paris France99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Jenin Palestine77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122

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 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: 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: 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 readUganda: 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 lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 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: 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 readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 lessNigeria: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualLuhansk, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 48 outletsVermont, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsMandalay, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 23 outletsHarlingen, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsAmman, Jordan -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 63 stories, carried by 45 outletsAnadolu, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 13 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 49 stories, carried by 45 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

● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Luhansk Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 stories ● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Mandalay Myanmar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Harlingen US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 14,611 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health19% 8,844 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 8,692 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence16% 7,100 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,150 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,809 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,432 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 813 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 killed13,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,776 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees1,312 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting abductions631 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced402 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations285 at about half the usual rate · most about Papua New Guinea and the US Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about half 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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