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22,535 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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People injured in Pakistan, protests in Tuen Mun (Hong Kong) and a disaster in Port-au-Prince drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 69 in 100 of its 75 stories, usually 36
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

308 of its 769 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (91 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

20 of Tuen Mun's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Tuen Mun stories →
Rights & justice

Brazil

84 of its 258 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Mexico

139 of its 458 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 15 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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Rights & justice

Kashmir

112 of its 262 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jammu accounted for 99 of Kashmir's 112 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Malawi

23 of its 54 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 7 of Lilongwe's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

16 of its 43 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 7 of Rabat's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Idlib accounted for 35 of Syria's 108 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 1,396 of Iran's 2,114 stories about harm, carried by 1,821 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in China (56 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Kenya (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in Malaysia (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Germany (11 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 22,535 stories about harm among 109,126 counted on 10 Jan.

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In China's news, mentions of Covid ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 109,126 stories, above the usual 19. A year earlier, on 10 January 2019, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. In Pakistan, 40% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico85 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria70 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti69 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq58 in 100 of its 470 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran57 in 100 of its 3,680 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1396 Delhi India140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328 Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 772 Sydney Australia100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357 Baghdad Iraq88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 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 readNamibia: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBrazil: 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 usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Dakota, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsRio de Janeiro, Brazil -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 76 outletsDistrict of Columbia, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 58 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- rights & justice: 99 stories, carried by 50 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsKwara, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsPenrith, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 18 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● North Dakota US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Rio de Janeiro Brazil about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● District of Columbia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 99 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 5,378 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents23% 5,148 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health20% 4,522 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 3,982 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,359 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 778 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 508 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 462 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 killed6,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,554 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,136 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions212 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 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 about as 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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