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22,694 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 Minas Gerais (Brazil), people displaced in Juba and violence in Ramallah. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBrazil 89 in 100 of its 1,161 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

1,028 of its 1,161 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Minas Gerais accounted for 649 of Brazil's 1,028 stories about harm, carried by 798 outlets. 351 of Minas Gerais' 649 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (954 stories). Accidents were named in 615 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Minas Gerais stories →
Displacement

South Sudan

105 of its 115 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Juba accounted for 101 of South Sudan's 105 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

930 of its 1,499 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ramallah accounted for 581 of Palestine's 930 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (482 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

241 of its 597 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Plane crash was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

136 of its 253 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 23 of Istanbul's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

245 of its 645 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 92 of Tijuana's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (131 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

180 of its 331 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Riyadh accounted for 153 of Saudi Arabia's 180 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times 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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Health

France

408 of its 1,154 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (286 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Algeria

16 of its 38 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Snowstorms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

20 of Dohuk's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Israel (95 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Romania (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in Algeria (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 22,694 stories about harm among 111,226 counted on 26 Jan.

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Brazil's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. of the day's 111,226 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Israel's news mentioned outbreaks about 6 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 26 January 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan91 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 54 · mostly displacement Brazil89 in 100 of its 1,161 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan72 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Palestine62 in 100 of its 1,499 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Minas Gerais Brazil351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 649 Caracas Venezuela334 stories about protests or strikes, of its 397 Chicago US248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Ramallah Palestine214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 581 Gaza Palestine163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231

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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 readSudan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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 lessIraq: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 lessCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 55 outletsShallotte River, US -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsHonolulu, US -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 53 outletsZhenjiang, China -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 74 stories, carried by 65 outletsHirapur, India -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 25 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- displacement: 101 stories, carried by 104 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 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

● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mopti Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 39 stories ● Shallotte River US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Honolulu US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Zhenjiang China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Damascus Syria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 74 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 6,993 stories · about as usual Health18% 4,112 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 3,789 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,405 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,866 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services4% 920 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 678 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 465 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 killed7,651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,532 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Brazil and the US Stories reporting arrests2,574 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,026 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting refugees453 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and Israel Stories reporting people displaced276 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Sudan and Israel Stories reporting abductions113 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ghana Stories reporting evacuations104 at about half the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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