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22,046 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 Paris (France), violence in Ouagadougou and a disaster in Guayaquil. Burkina Faso's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Costa Rica → Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about France and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostFrance 63 in 100 of its 2,172 stories, usually 28
RegionEurope 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

France

1,379 of its 2,172 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Paris accounted for 1,203 of France's 1,379 stories about harm, carried by 965 outlets. 646 of Paris' 1,203 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (327 stories). Gas explosion was named in 159 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

30 of its 32 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Ouagadougou accounted for 26 of Burkina Faso's 30 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

161 of its 318 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Warsaw accounted for 97 of Poland's 161 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (133 stories).

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

Israel

602 of its 1,098 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 100 of Jerusalem's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (88 stories). Outbreaks were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Canada

1,025 of its 3,167 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 259 of Toronto's 377 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Extreme cold was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hypothermia and oil spill.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

227 of its 406 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

24 of its 35 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

21 of its 73 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 6 of Baku's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

26 of its 77 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 9 of Yerevan's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Germany (87 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hepatitis in Zimbabwe (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hantavirus in Argentina (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Mexico (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 22,046 stories about harm among 110,853 counted on 12 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 20 in every 100 of the day's 110,853 stories, as usual. Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Costa Rica. In France, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. On 12 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria65 in 100 of its 632 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence France63 in 100 of its 2,172 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Palestine58 in 100 of its 850 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye56 in 100 of its 406 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France646 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1203 Toronto Canada259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Chicago US193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 Miami US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 879

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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 readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: 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 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 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: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessZimbabwe: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChhattisgarh, India -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 18 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- health: 246 stories, carried by 387 outletsColorado, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 78 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 22 outletsKinshasa, DR Congo -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 34 stories, carried by 18 outletsKulgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 19 outletsDurban, South Africa -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 18 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

● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Zimbabwe warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Chhattisgarh India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Salt Lake City US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 246 stories ● Colorado US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Kinshasa DR Congo about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 7,476 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Health17% 3,740 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 3,541 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,392 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,173 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 955 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 741 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 705 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 killed6,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,990 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions492 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Costa Rica Stories reporting evacuations383 at about three times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting refugees376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Jamaica

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 harsher than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.