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37,973 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 violence in Kabul, people affected in North Korea and rights and justice in Siem Reap. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBurkina Faso 84 in 100 of its 79 stories, usually 31
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,306 of its 1,627 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Kabul accounted for 1,258 of Afghanistan's 1,306 stories about harm, carried by 970 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (385 stories). Train derailment was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Food & livelihood

North Korea

116 of its 256 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Hepatitis was named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Burkina Faso

66 of its 79 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Petegoli accounted for 60 of Burkina Faso's 66 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

190 of its 284 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Barranquilla accounted for 129 of Colombia's 190 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cameroon

110 of its 152 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Yaounde accounted for 83 of Cameroon's 110 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (69 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Poland

223 of its 684 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

133 of its 267 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

563 of its 1,676 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (105 stories). Heavy rain was named in 136 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in France (136 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Finland (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Spain (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Bangladesh (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Iran (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 37,973 stories about harm among 186,589 counted on 29 Jan.

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In North Korea's news, mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running. On 29 January 2017, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 20 today. of the day's 186,589 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso84 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Kiribati81 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 1,627 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 934 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia73 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 398 Washington US191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1318 Statue of Liberty US158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 558 Afrin Syria153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Brooklyn US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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 lessSierra 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: 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: 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 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 readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 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 lessFrance: 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 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 readN. 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKiribati: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 61 stories, carried by 55 outletsColumbia Gorge, US -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 22 outletsNew York, US -- conflict & violence: 641 stories, carried by 578 outletsCanberra, Australia -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 63 outletsMandalay, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 24 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- displacement: 31 stories, carried by 23 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 24 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

● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Addis Ababa Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 61 stories ● Columbia Gorge US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 21 stories ● New York US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 641 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,184 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 7,768 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health19% 7,163 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,520 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,344 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,367 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 992 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 909 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 killed12,160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,956 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees560 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations355 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions331 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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