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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
32,252 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 protests in Caracas (Venezuela), violence in Lahj and rights and justice in Libreville. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Ireland →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostJamaica 48 in 100 of its 355 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

273 of its 544 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Caracas accounted for 202 of Venezuela's 273 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. 120 of Caracas' 202 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (146 stories). Hunger was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

383 of its 435 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Lahj accounted for 237 of Yemen's 383 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (195 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Lahj stories →
Rights & justice

Gabon

47 of its 71 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Libreville accounted for 44 of Gabon's 47 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Gabon over 30 days → its stories → Libreville stories →
Health

Jamaica

171 of its 355 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Norovirus was named in 117 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Jamaica over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Sudan

163 of its 196 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Omdurman accounted for 147 of Sudan's 163 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 141 of Omdurman's 147 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

131 of its 250 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

118 of its 293 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Lebanon

81 of its 200 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Austria

62 of its 285 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

556 of its 958 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Ramallah accounted for 379 of Palestine's 556 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Storms were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Russia (55 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); meningitis in Ireland (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Germany (57 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Australia (102 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Japan (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 32,252 stories about harm among 186,531 counted on 10 Jan.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 7 November 2018. 17 in every 100 of the day's 186,531 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In Jamaica's news, mentions of norovirus ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Ireland. It was the second day running that the news turned to Venezuela.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 435 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan83 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Gabon66 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 338 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 958 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US282 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1649 Chicago US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 390 Omdurman Sudan141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Caracas Venezuela120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Ramallah Palestine116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: 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 readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBelgium: 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: 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 readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about twice its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIceland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGabon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualAndalusia, Spain -- conflict & violence: 61 stories, carried by 64 outletsLibreville, Gabon -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 46 outletsKunduz, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsNathula, India -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsNew Jersey, US -- rights & justice: 48 stories, carried by 52 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 75 stories, carried by 74 outletsSongkhla, Thailand -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 27 outletsSussex, UK -- food & livelihood: 44 stories, carried by 55 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

● Spain warmth about twice usual ● Gabon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iceland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Andalusia Spain about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 61 stories ● Libreville Gabon about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 44 stories ● Kunduz Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Nathula India about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● New Jersey US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 48 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 10,752 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health25% 7,766 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,459 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 4,085 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,988 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 952 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 888 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 766 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 killed8,189 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Congo Stories reporting arrests4,848 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,273 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Congo Stories reporting people injured1,949 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting refugees415 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Lebanon and the US Stories reporting abductions240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill205 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland Stories reporting evacuations203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced186 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and Syria

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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