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31,075 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 violence in Ankara, protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and rights and justice in Warsaw. Türkiye's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Colombia → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPoland 66 in 100 of its 1,064 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 18 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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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

565 of its 868 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Ankara accounted for 450 of Türkiye's 565 stories about harm, carried by 432 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

459 of its 893 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Riyadh accounted for 402 of Saudi Arabia's 459 stories about harm, carried by 361 outlets. 272 of Riyadh's 402 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Disasters & accidents

Austria

62 of its 177 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iran

624 of its 1,136 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (406 stories). Plane crash was named in 94 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and snowstorms.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

56 of its 79 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Czechia

67 of its 133 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

377 of its 830 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Harare accounted for 295 of Zimbabwe's 377 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 241 of Harare's 295 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

296 of its 421 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Kabul accounted for 219 of Afghanistan's 296 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

332 of its 502 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Puerto Rico (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Iran (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in China (124 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Germany (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in France (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 31,075 stories about harm among 163,838 counted on 14 Jan.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 163,838 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Colombia. Mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual in Puerto Rico's news. In Türkiye, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Haiti71 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 421 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia68 in 100 of its 840 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria66 in 100 of its 502 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Harare Zimbabwe241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Jerusalem Israel175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 Washington US158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1286 Tehran Iran120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396

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 lessVenezuela: 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 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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 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: 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 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 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessJapan: 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: 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 lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 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: 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 readN. 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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 readArgentina: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 lessRwanda: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualSanta Monica, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 52 stories, carried by 52 outletsSouth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsRichmond, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsBrazzaville, Congo -- health: 51 stories, carried by 50 outletsHajin, Syria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsTattapani, India -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 14 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Santa Monica US about 4 times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 52 stories ● South Waziristan Pakistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Richmond US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Brazzaville Congo about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 51 stories ● Hajin Syria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 9,884 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health20% 6,053 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 5,424 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 4,907 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,730 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 986 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 834 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 783 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 killed8,867 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,934 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,960 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions802 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting evacuations535 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting refugees267 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced200 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill46 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 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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