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20,071 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 tsunami in Puerto Rico, violence in Tripoli and protests in Delhi (India) drew the news. Puerto Rico's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 88 in 100 of its 144 stories, usually 37
RegionOceania 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

127 of its 144 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Tsunami was named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts and landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

105 of its 172 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tripoli accounted for 78 of Libya's 105 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Protests & strikes

India

278 of Delhi's 437 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (296 stories). Landslides were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kenya

269 of its 464 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

1,788 of its 3,651 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (147 stories). Cyclone was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Rights & justice

Uganda

77 of its 154 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kampala accounted for 42 of Uganda's 77 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

139 of its 288 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jakarta accounted for 106 of Indonesia's 139 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Cambodia

30 of its 64 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Building collapse was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 428 of Iraq's 503 stories about harm, carried by 723 outlets. Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in China (125 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); building collapse in Cambodia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Ireland (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); natural hazards in Russia (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 6 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 20,071 stories about harm among 101,001 counted on 6 Jan.

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Puerto Rico's news was 88% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. of the day's 101,001 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Puerto Rico's news mentioned the tsunami about 6 times as often as usual. On 6 January 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico88 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Cyprus74 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Syria68 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Libya61 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Kenya58 in 100 of its 464 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran319 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1104 Delhi India278 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437 Hollywood US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392 Baghdad Iraq105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 428 Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 516

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 lessYemen: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 lessChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: 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 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualPalm Springs, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 49 outletsBeverly Hills, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 65 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 29 outletsHollywood, US -- rights & justice: 392 stories, carried by 860 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsCarrickfergus, UK -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 18 outletsIbadan, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- health: 10 stories, carried by 22 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Palm Springs Australia about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories ● Beverly Hills Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Georgia US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Hollywood US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 392 stories ● Damascus Syria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence23% 4,479 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice23% 4,469 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents21% 4,209 stories · about as usual Health20% 3,999 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,180 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 645 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 415 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 351 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 killed6,328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions380 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations234 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting refugees169 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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