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29,103 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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Protests in Khartoum (Sudan), people killed in Puerto Rico and rights and justice in Phnom Penh drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGabon 53 in 100 of its 796 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

97 of its 115 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Khartoum accounted for 62 of Sudan's 97 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. 58 of Khartoum's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

66 of its 109 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Outbreaks were named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

56 of its 98 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Phnom Penh accounted for 46 of Cambodia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Hunger was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

233 of its 349 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 104 of Afghanistan's 233 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Gabon

420 of its 796 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Libreville accounted for 344 of Gabon's 420 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (257 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

409 of its 646 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Gambia

53 of its 84 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Banjul accounted for 48 of the Gambia's 53 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Austria

107 of its 297 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Belgium

70 of its 194 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Poland

153 of its 424 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Iran (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Jordan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Malaysia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Italy (16 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 7 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 29,103 stories about harm among 164,372 counted on 7 Jan.

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Puerto Rico's news mentioned outbreaks more than ten times as often as usual. On 7 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. In Sudan, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 72% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 164,372 stories, below the usual 19.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan84 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Yemen77 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye63 in 100 of its 646 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 590 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Houston US480 stories about protests or strikes, of its 637 Birmingham Civil Rights Institute US171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Washington US171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1144 Bangkok Thailand137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Libreville Gabon123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344

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 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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 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 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 lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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 lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIreland: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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 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 readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualNuffield, UK -- health: 49 stories, carried by 91 outletsWyoming, US -- health: 26 stories, carried by 26 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 29 outletsAbbotsford, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 30 outletsRio de Janeiro, Brazil -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsPoint Clear, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsRome, Italy -- disasters & accidents: 67 stories, carried by 48 outletsCeara, Brazil -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 15 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

● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Fiji warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nuffield UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 49 stories ● Wyoming US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Abbotsford Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Rio de Janeiro Brazil about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 8,929 stories · about as usual Health23% 6,448 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents18% 5,033 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 4,182 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,627 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,241 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 581 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 523 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 killed8,336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,671 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,858 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees307 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions196 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced156 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations123 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Fiji Stories reporting people falling ill13 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Gabon

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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