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33,476 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 Harare (Zimbabwe), violence in Bogota and people affected in Israel. Colombia's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 86 in 100 of its 735 stories, usually 35
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

647 of its 902 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Harare accounted for 494 of Zimbabwe's 647 stories about harm, carried by 397 outlets. 457 of Harare's 494 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (400 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Colombia

629 of its 735 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bogota accounted for 553 of Colombia's 629 stories about harm, carried by 489 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (569 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

516 of its 972 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (138 stories). Outbreaks were named in 91 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

189 of its 342 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (72 stories). Landslides were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Syria

506 of its 627 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Manbij accounted for 266 of Syria's 506 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (396 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kenya

487 of its 770 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Nairobi accounted for 399 of Kenya's 487 stories about harm, carried by 349 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (208 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

88 of its 94 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Managua accounted for 53 of Nicaragua's 88 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 53 of Managua's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

60 of its 146 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

South Korea

84 of its 421 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Natural hazards were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Mexico

366 of its 1,170 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Flooding was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in South Korea (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Mexico (80 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); dengue in Jamaica (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in UK (294 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); ebola in Switzerland (22 of its stories, about 5 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 18 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 33,476 stories about harm among 182,828 counted on 18 Jan.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Zimbabwe. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 182,828 stories, as usual. Zimbabwe's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. A year earlier, on 18 January 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua94 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Colombia86 in 100 of its 735 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 627 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Zimbabwe72 in 100 of its 902 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harare Zimbabwe457 stories about protests or strikes, of its 494 Washington US333 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1264 Phoenix US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Chicago US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 595 Nairobi Kenya140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Bulgaria about three times as fearful as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Colombia about three times as fearful as the world's · 629 stories about harm ● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 193 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as angry as the world's · 487 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 10,421 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 6,489 stories · about as usual Health19% 6,205 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,373 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,560 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,001 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 887 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 732 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 killed8,971 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,529 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,662 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees416 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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