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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
27,090 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 storms in Denmark, violence in Tijuana and people injured in Germany. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 82 in 100 of its 861 stories, usually 15
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Denmark

709 of its 861 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Copenhagen accounted for 346 of Denmark's 709 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (510 stories). Storms were named in 340 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

666 of its 1,188 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tijuana accounted for 513 of Mexico's 666 stories about harm, carried by 524 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Food poisoning was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Tijuana stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

248 of its 1,045 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (157 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Russia

1,122 of its 2,418 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Moscow accounted for 942 of Russia's 1,122 stories about harm, carried by 823 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (652 stories). Road crashes were named in 246 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse, hypothermia and house fires.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

144 of its 170 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Bamako accounted for 67 of Mali's 144 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

280 of its 664 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cyclone. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

236 of its 286 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Mogadishu accounted for 170 of Somalia's 236 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories).

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Health

Uganda

88 of its 197 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Ebola was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Cuba

63 of its 205 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Uganda (69 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Philippines (105 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (48 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Russia (246 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 27,090 stories about harm among 147,854 counted on 2 Jan.

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Denmark's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. of the day's 147,854 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. Mentions of Ebola ran about 6 times their usual in Uganda's news. On 2 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali85 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia83 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Denmark82 in 100 of its 861 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan77 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Yemen76 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 942 Dhaka Bangladesh116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 871 Beijing China90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Houston US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363

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 lessVenezuela: 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: 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: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 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 readSenegal: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndian Wells, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 39 outletsGuaynabo, US -- displacement: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsFort Mcmurray, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 37 outletsHavana, Cuba -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 23 stories, carried by 26 outletsStepanovskoye, Russia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 19 outletsPyongyang, North Korea -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 31 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

● Cuba warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Indian Wells US about 4 times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Guaynabo US about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 15 stories ● Fort Mcmurray Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Havana Cuba about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 23 stories ● Stepanovskoye Russia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 6,628 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health22% 5,845 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents22% 5,726 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence16% 4,243 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,936 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 988 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 614 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 563 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 killed8,458 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,676 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,571 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees339 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Uganda and the US Stories reporting people falling ill215 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions176 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations146 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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
● Feara little less than 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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