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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
35,080 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 news turned to illness in Monrovia, violence in Addis Ababa and plane crash in Italy. Mexico's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 54 in 100 of its 720 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Liberia

61 of its 90 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Monrovia accounted for 44 of Liberia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Ebola was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

77 of its 123 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Addis Ababa accounted for 52 of Ethiopia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Addis Ababa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

353 of its 1,070 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Plane crash was named in 64 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.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Mexico

500 of its 1,341 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (193 stories). Illness was named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 8 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
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bangladesh

191 of its 360 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (55 stories). Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

381 of its 676 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 184 of Harare's 206 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

390 of its 720 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (216 stories). Flooding was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Displacement

Cameroon

24 of its 43 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

124 of its 270 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

237 of its 482 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (96 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Australia (261 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Brazil (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Morocco (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Papua New Guinea (10 of its stories, about three 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 25 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 35,080 stories about harm among 184,206 counted on 25 Jan.

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Liberia stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 184,206 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the news turned to Liberia for the second day running. A year earlier, on 25 January 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan79 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Liberia68 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 23 · mostly health Syria68 in 100 of its 308 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Mali64 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia63 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela627 stories about protests or strikes, of its 714 Washington US476 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1761 Harare Zimbabwe184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Athens Greece129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Greenwood County US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 lessUganda: 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: 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 lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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 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 readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessJapan: 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 lessIran: 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 lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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 lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 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: 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 lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualGibraltar: warmth about its own usualMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 44 outletsIlorin, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsBirmingham Civil Rights Institute, US -- rights & justice: 99 stories, carried by 100 outletsCedar Rapids, US -- disasters & accidents: 32 stories, carried by 28 outletsQaraqosh, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 13 outletsPrague, Czechia -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsToronto, Canada -- rights & justice: 250 stories, carried by 258 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

● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mopti Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 stories ● Ilorin Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Birmingham Civil Rights Institute US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 99 stories ● Cedar Rapids US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 32 stories ● Qaraqosh Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 11,331 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Health20% 6,834 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 5,964 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,706 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,969 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,165 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 970 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 950 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 killed9,391 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,624 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,564 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees791 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting people displaced273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions232 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations219 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill48 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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