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What the world's news said happened to people.
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32,729 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 protests in Khartoum (Sudan), the typhoon in Hong Kong and wildfires in Germany. Jordan's coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostJordan 51 in 100 of its 276 stories, usually 16
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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

109 of its 126 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Khartoum accounted for 78 of Sudan's 109 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 75 of Khartoum's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

136 of its 295 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Lamma Island accounted for 92 of Hong Kong's 136 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories). Typhoon was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Lamma Island stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

541 of its 1,969 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane, typhoon and tropical storm. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

South Africa

415 of its 1,277 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (210 stories). Outbreaks were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

France

171 of Paris' 213 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Building collapse was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with gas explosion. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Gabon

180 of its 242 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Libreville accounted for 156 of Gabon's 180 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (138 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Lebanon

109 of its 207 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Beirut accounted for 79 of Lebanon's 109 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

46 of its 64 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Mozambique

74 of its 123 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Belgium (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Greece (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Vanuatu (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, about three 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 8 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 32,729 stories about harm among 183,869 counted on 8 Jan.

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Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Belgium's news. of the day's 183,869 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Sudan. On 8 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan87 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Gabon74 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Somalia74 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea72 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique60 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Houston US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Washington US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1399 Philadelphia US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Birmingham Civil Rights Institute US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readTunisia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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 lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualRapid City, US -- health: 26 stories, carried by 27 outletsCeara, Brazil -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsNottinghamshire, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsState of South Dakota, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 23 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 41 stories, carried by 41 outletsHodeida, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 22 outletsDamasak, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 31 stories, carried by 20 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

● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Rapid City US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Ceara Brazil about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Nottinghamshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● State of South Dakota US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Adelaide Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 41 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 10,738 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health22% 7,061 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,019 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence15% 4,964 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,752 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,241 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 756 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 614 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 killed8,885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,545 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced209 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations117 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Papua New Guinea Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Ireland and the US

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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