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40,935 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 drownings in Djibouti, violence in Vilnius and protests in Seoul (South Korea). Lithuania's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDjibouti 95 in 100 of its 191 stories, usually 35
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

182 of its 191 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Obock accounted for 102 of Djibouti's 182 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 75 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hunger.

Djibouti over 30 days → its stories → Obock stories →
Conflict & violence

Lithuania

76 of its 99 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Vilnius accounted for 73 of Lithuania's 76 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories → Vilnius stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

233 of its 796 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 158 of Seoul's 197 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Health

Chile

49 of its 170 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Poisoning was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

551 of its 903 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Brumadinho accounted for 321 of Brazil's 551 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (174 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cuba

154 of its 244 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Congo

30 of its 42 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 5 of the Congo River's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

464 of its 1,068 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (286 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

89 of its 167 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

32 of its 83 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 20 of Sidi Omar's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (89 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Romania (11 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); poisoning in Spain (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Mexico (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in US (1141 of its stories, about 6 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 30 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 40,935 stories about harm among 204,333 counted on 30 Jan.

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In Djibouti, 95% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 204,333 stories, above the usual 19. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 4 times their usual in Indonesia's news. A year earlier, on 30 January 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Djibouti95 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar86 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Libya79 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 58 · mostly displacement Sudan78 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Lithuania77 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 14 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela444 stories about protests or strikes, of its 621 Chicago US256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2710 Washington US231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1117 Jerusalem Israel220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 605 Gaza Palestine165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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 lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 readCuba: 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 readColombia: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 lessBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUtah, US -- rights & justice: 86 stories, carried by 91 outletsSidi Omar, Morocco -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 25 outletsDouala, Cameroon -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsSturgeon Bay, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 61 outletsSoesterberg, Netherlands -- displacement: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsRedbridge, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 153 stories, carried by 204 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Morocco warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Utah US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 86 stories ● Sidi Omar Morocco about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Douala Cameroon about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Sturgeon Bay US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,795 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 9,190 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health21% 8,432 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 5,357 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Shelter & services5% 1,928 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,756 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 928 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 835 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 killed11,522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,600 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,701 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees725 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and Germany Stories reporting abductions338 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced139 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations125 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill79 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 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?

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