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17,771 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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Protests in Khartoum (Sudan), people injured in Syria and people killed in Kenya drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSyria 80 in 100 of its 91 stories, usually 49
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 100 of Sudan's 136 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. 96 of Khartoum's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Train derailment was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

73 of its 91 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Kenya

105 of its 227 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Yemen

64 of its 87 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

64 of its 105 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Baghdad accounted for 45 of Iraq's 64 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

42 of its 134 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 18 of Amsterdam's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 39 of Kashmir's 59 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

92 of its 183 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Israel

400 of its 698 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 188 of Israel's 400 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Brazil (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Portugal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in North Korea (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (405 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 17,771 stories about harm among 59,563 counted on 3 Jan.

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Portugal's news mentioned outbreaks more than ten times as often as usual. 30 in every 100 of the day's 59,563 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 28. A year earlier, on 3 January 2021, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. Sudan stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 68%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria80 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Iraq61 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 698 stories · usually 43 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 714 Khartoum Sudan96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 302 Beijing China22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 New York US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 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: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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 lessRwanda: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: 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 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualVermont, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsPyongyang, North Korea -- health: 21 stories, carried by 27 outletsRhode Island, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsAthens, Greece -- health: 14 stories, carried by 22 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 45 stories, carried by 23 outletsHarwan, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 98 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

● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Pyongyang North Korea about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Rhode Island US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Athens Greece about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 10,641 stories · more than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice13% 2,228 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,119 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,217 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 515 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 395 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 374 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 152 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 killed3,725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,042 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured927 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced67 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting evacuations65 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting refugees63 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Jordan Stories reporting people falling ill8 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 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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