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What the world's news said happened to people.
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34,730 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 Harare (Zimbabwe), violence in Manbij and the hiv in Lesotho. Syria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Kenya and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKenya 88 in 100 of its 2,551 stories, usually 28
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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

Zimbabwe

554 of its 766 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Harare accounted for 458 of Zimbabwe's 554 stories about harm, carried by 336 outlets. 414 of Harare's 458 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (266 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,036 of its 1,259 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Manbij accounted for 808 of Syria's 1,036 stories about harm, carried by 914 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (443 stories). Extreme cold was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Manbij stories →
Health

Lesotho

28 of its 47 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. HIV was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Lesotho over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

563 of its 1,072 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kenya

2,250 of its 2,551 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Nairobi accounted for 2,087 of Kenya's 2,250 stories about harm, carried by 1,135 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (667 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

115 of its 139 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tripoli accounted for 99 of Libya's 115 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

61 of its 81 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Ethiopia

92 of its 196 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Malaria was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

54 of its 61 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Yagha accounted for 38 of Burkina Faso's 54 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

El Salvador

11 of its 16 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 9 of San Salvador's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Bangladesh (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Switzerland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Türkiye (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Israel (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Egypt (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 34,730 stories about harm among 194,477 counted on 16 Jan.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate. 18 in every 100 of the day's 194,477 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Kenya and the US. the news turned to Zimbabwe for the second day running. Mentions of HIV ran about 6 times their usual in Lesotho's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso89 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Kenya88 in 100 of its 2,551 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Libya83 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 1,259 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Congo79 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Nairobi Kenya527 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2087 Harare Zimbabwe414 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 Manbij Syria283 stories about protests or strikes, of its 808 Washington US272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1525 Los Angeles US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 712

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessTurkmenistan: 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 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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 readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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 lessLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 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 lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 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: too little coverage to readHeard & 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 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 lessAzad 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSeeiso, Lesotho -- health: 10 stories, carried by 47 outletsCharleston, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsNew Mexico, US -- food & livelihood: 20 stories, carried by 23 outletsLetsie, Lesotho -- health: 17 stories, carried by 38 outletsSokoto, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 67 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lesotho warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Seeiso Lesotho about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Charleston US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Mopti Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● New Mexico US about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 20 stories ● Letsie Lesotho about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 10,412 stories · about as usual Health20% 6,890 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 6,560 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents18% 5,969 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,547 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,164 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 782 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 642 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 killed10,377 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,060 at about three times the usual rate · most about Kenya and the US Stories reporting abductions413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees412 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced207 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Feara little more than 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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