← 20 Jan Monday 21 January 2019 · to 23:59 UTC 22 Jan →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
29,169 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.

How to read these numbers →

The news turned to protests in Caracas (Venezuela), train derailment in Colombia and power cuts in Chile. Colombia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 80 in 100 of its 416 stories, usually 34
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

334 of its 416 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Caracas accounted for 240 of Venezuela's 334 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. 186 of Caracas' 240 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Avalanche was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

182 of its 215 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Bogota accounted for 140 of Colombia's 182 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (98 stories). Train derailment was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

34 of its 106 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Chile over 30 days → its stories →
Food & livelihood

Switzerland

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Afghanistan

480 of its 567 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 331 of Afghanistan's 480 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (273 stories). Polio was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

195 of its 219 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Aguelhok accounted for 115 of Mali's 195 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (170 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

585 of its 861 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Harare accounted for 406 of Zimbabwe's 585 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. 342 of Harare's 406 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (155 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

71 of its 337 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 10 of Amsterdam's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

148 of its 221 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghdad accounted for 119 of Iraq's 148 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

803 of its 1,116 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (612 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Rwanda (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (62 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Libya (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (864 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Russia (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 21 the day before
23 in 10017 in 10023 Dec30 Dec6 Jan13 Jan21 Jan23 Dec: 21 in 10024 Dec: 20 in 10025 Dec: 20 in 10026 Dec: 22 in 10027 Dec: 20 in 10028 Dec: 19 in 10029 Dec: 22 in 10030 Dec: 23 in 10031 Dec: 19 in 1001 Jan: 20 in 1002 Jan: 18 in 1003 Jan: 18 in 1004 Jan: 19 in 1005 Jan: 19 in 1006 Jan: 19 in 1007 Jan: 18 in 1008 Jan: 18 in 1009 Jan: 18 in 10010 Jan: 17 in 10011 Jan: 19 in 10012 Jan: 20 in 10013 Jan: 19 in 10014 Jan: 19 in 10015 Jan: 18 in 10016 Jan: 18 in 10017 Jan: 18 in 10018 Jan: 18 in 10019 Jan: 21 in 10020 Jan: 21 in 10021 Jan: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 29,169 stories about harm among 148,352 counted on 21 Jan.

Read the day's briefing

In Chile's news, mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 148,352 stories, as usual. Venezuela's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. On 21 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua91 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Mali89 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan85 in 100 of its 567 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia85 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela80 in 100 of its 416 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Oakland US521 stories about protests or strikes, of its 690 Washington US441 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1154 Harare Zimbabwe342 stories about protests or strikes, of its 406 Cincinnati US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Caracas Venezuela186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: 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 lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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: 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 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: 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 lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: 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 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: 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 lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNicaragua: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsAguelhok, Mali -- conflict & violence: 115 stories, carried by 117 outletsMasam, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 22 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 47 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 125 stories, carried by 116 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsArkansas, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMerseyside, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 38 stories, carried by 26 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

● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nicaragua warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Aguelhok Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 115 stories ● Masam Yemen about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 53 stories ● Berlin Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 125 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 8,694 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 5,637 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 5,265 stories · about as usual Health16% 4,644 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,594 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,109 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 820 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 681 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 killed9,184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,526 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees613 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Israel Stories reporting abductions316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations128 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia 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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

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