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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
24,248 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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A disaster in Tlahuelilpan, people displaced in Israel and violence in Bogota drew the news. Colombia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMexico 70 in 100 of its 1,848 stories, usually 24
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

1,299 of its 1,848 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tlahuelilpan accounted for 913 of Mexico's 1,299 stories about harm, carried by 988 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (463 stories). Accidents were named in 818 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.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Tlahuelilpan stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

581 of its 879 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (56 stories). Storms were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

262 of its 353 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Bogota accounted for 243 of Colombia's 262 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bolivia

64 of its 74 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Syria

372 of its 452 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Manbij accounted for 242 of Syria's 372 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (310 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kenya

309 of its 456 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Nairobi accounted for 256 of Kenya's 309 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

155 of its 171 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Accidents were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

104 of its 148 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

206 of its 232 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (114 stories). Drownings were named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

166 of its 290 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Yemen (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (48 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Italy (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Venezuela (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 24,248 stories about harm among 115,110 counted on 19 Jan.

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Mexico stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Kashmir's news, mentions of the avalanche ran about 9 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 115,110 stories, above the usual 19.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso93 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen91 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Libya89 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Bolivia86 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 29 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Somalia86 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US681 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1565 Washington US589 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1397 Paris France250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Harare Zimbabwe130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Jerusalem Israel107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 320

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 lessTogo: 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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualOrlando, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- conflict & violence: 256 stories, carried by 266 outletsNew London, US -- disasters & accidents: 40 stories, carried by 48 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBicester, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsAlberto Fujimori, Peru -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 28 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 56 stories, carried by 43 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

● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Vietnam warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Orlando US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Nairobi Kenya about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 256 stories ● New London US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 40 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Bicester UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 7,484 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 5,499 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence20% 4,844 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health13% 3,207 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,355 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 607 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 500 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 374 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 killed8,273 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people affected3,063 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,796 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting arrests2,715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations51 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya Stories reporting people falling ill30 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.