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17,470 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 violence in Cairo, flooding in Afghanistan and deaths in Bucharest. Egypt's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBulgaria 86 in 100 of its 245 stories, usually 10
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Egypt

341 of its 506 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Cairo accounted for 310 of Egypt's 341 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (235 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

310 of its 389 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (204 stories). Flooding was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

95 of its 145 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bucharest accounted for 87 of Romania's 95 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (93 stories).

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

Bulgaria

211 of its 245 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Kalofer accounted for 206 of Bulgaria's 211 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (41 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

184 of its 211 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Earthquake was named in 182 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Austria

100 of its 253 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Power cuts were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

42 of its 73 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Cyclone was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

95 of its 239 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (49 stories). Drownings were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

202 of its 237 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (182 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Austria (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Greece (40 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Iran (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 17,470 stories about harm among 91,863 counted on 6 Jan.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 91,863 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in Haiti's news. A year earlier, on 6 January 2018, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Egypt stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti87 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia87 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Bulgaria86 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 10 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen85 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 389 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Houston US247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357 Paris France180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Dallas US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Los Angeles US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Gaza Palestine97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 readTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about twice its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 21 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 58 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 24 stories, carried by 87 outletsKoszalin, Poland -- disasters & accidents: 75 stories, carried by 79 outletsCincinnati, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsHebei, China -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsMaryland, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Haiti warmth about twice usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Port-au-Prince Haiti about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 21 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Glasgow UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Koszalin Poland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 75 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 4,363 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents22% 3,659 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence21% 3,607 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health18% 3,112 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,084 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 311 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 275 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 killed5,539 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,143 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,911 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced92 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations86 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Fiji and the US Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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