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34,226 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 Caracas (Venezuela), building collapse in Afghanistan and rights and justice in Paris. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 76 in 100 of its 360 stories, usually 38
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

273 of its 360 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Caracas accounted for 210 of Venezuela's 273 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. 193 of Caracas' 210 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (189 stories). Flooding was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 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

Afghanistan

669 of its 807 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 465 of Afghanistan's 669 stories about harm, carried by 487 outlets. Building collapse was named in 161 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

France

1,157 of its 3,090 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Paris accounted for 980 of France's 1,157 stories about harm, carried by 1,067 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (685 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

322 of its 866 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (94 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

742 of its 1,033 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Harare accounted for 543 of Zimbabwe's 742 stories about harm, carried by 400 outlets. 459 of Harare's 543 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

151 of its 277 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jammu accounted for 93 of Kashmir's 151 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Avalanche was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

400 of its 1,100 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (187 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Maldives

11 of its 39 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

78 of its 95 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Extreme cold was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Portugal

32 of its 125 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 15 of Lisbon's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Taiwan (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Libya (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in DR Congo (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Maldives (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 22 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 34,226 stories about harm among 181,890 counted on 22 Jan.

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Afghanistan's news mentioned building collapse more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 181,890 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Venezuela. Venezuela stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 22 January 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 807 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Libya82 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua80 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela76 in 100 of its 360 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Zimbabwe72 in 100 of its 1,033 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US478 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1301 Harare Zimbabwe459 stories about protests or strikes, of its 543 Moscow Russia279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 665 Paris France212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 980 Caracas Venezuela193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 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: 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 lessTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readNiger: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 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 lessJamaica: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 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: 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 readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBlairsville, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsAguelhok, Mali -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsKfar Kila, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 23 outletsRoma, Italy -- rights & justice: 227 stories, carried by 245 outletsRouen, France -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 28 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 30 outletsGhazni, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 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

● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Blairsville US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Aguelhok Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Kfar Kila Lebanon about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Roma Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 227 stories ● Rouen France about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 11,442 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health19% 6,526 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 6,327 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,729 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,852 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,044 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 857 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 721 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 killed8,806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,340 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions281 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations171 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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