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What the world's news said happened to people.
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33,930 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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Deaths in Baracoa, protests in Damascus (Syria) and rights and justice in Warsaw drew the news. Cuba's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPoland 61 in 100 of its 603 stories, usually 22
RegionNorth America 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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 →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cuba

133 of its 212 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Baracoa accounted for 86 of Cuba's 133 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Baracoa stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

51 of Damascus' 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

366 of its 603 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Warsaw accounted for 243 of Poland's 366 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (241 stories).

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Myanmar

218 of its 253 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Yangon accounted for 187 of Myanmar's 218 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (159 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

97 of its 208 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Jamaica

129 of its 322 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Norovirus was named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

445 of its 912 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories). Avalanche was named in 143 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Argentina

Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories). Hantavirus was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: norovirus in Jamaica (93 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Germany (143 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hantavirus in Argentina (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in North Korea (26 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cholera in Uganda (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 33,930 stories about harm among 180,912 counted on 11 Jan.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 180,912 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. Cuba's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. A year earlier, on 11 January 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras88 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 32 · mostly food & livelihood Myanmar86 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice DR Congo67 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen64 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba63 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 24 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US301 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2358 Chicago US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 459 San Francisco US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 Moscow Russia92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Miami US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335

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 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: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIsrael: 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 lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCyprus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualNebraska, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsLake Chad, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsPhuoc Long, Vietnam -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsErie County, US -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 29 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 29 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 35 outletsQaim, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsNaypyitaw, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 25 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

● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cyprus warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lesotho warmth about one and a half times usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nebraska US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Lake Chad Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Phuoc Long Vietnam about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Erie County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 12,609 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Health21% 6,993 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 4,794 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 4,192 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,816 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,211 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,051 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 704 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 killed8,715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,412 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,640 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions681 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees499 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced174 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations129 at about half the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting people falling ill76 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angera little less than 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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