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18,337 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 news turned to drownings in Tonga, violence in Abu Dhabi and protests in Khartoum (Sudan). the United Arab Emirates' coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostTonga 95 in 100 of its 369 stories, usually 71
RegionOceania 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Tonga

352 of its 369 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Hunga accounted for 104 of Tonga's 352 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (97 stories). Drownings were named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Tonga over 30 days → its stories → Hunga stories →
Conflict & violence

United Arab Emirates

205 of its 543 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Abu Dhabi accounted for 136 of the United Arab Emirates' 205 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Hunger was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

United Arab Emirates over 30 days → its stories → Abu Dhabi stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 44 of Sudan's 60 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 39 of Khartoum's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Train derailment was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

Jordan

37 of its 107 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

123 of its 212 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 58 of Afghanistan's 123 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Earthquake was named in 24 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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Conflict & violence

Yemen

107 of its 129 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Qatar

44 of its 118 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Iran

61 of its 134 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 36 of Iran's 61 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Malawi

22 of its 49 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 3 of Lilongwe's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

Trinidad & Tobago

26 of its 41 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Peru (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Afghanistan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (75 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 18,337 stories about harm among 66,959 counted on 17 Jan.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 66,959 stories, below the usual 29. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. For the third day running, the news turned to Tonga. A year earlier, on 17 January 2021, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga95 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen83 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan65 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia55 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 44 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 Colleyville US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Khartoum Sudan39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Atlanta US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Chicago US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: 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: 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 readSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEdwardsville, US -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 66 outletsMississippi, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 56 stories, carried by 186 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 76 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 23 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- health: 18 stories, carried by 73 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 44 stories, carried by 33 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

● Edwardsville US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories ● Mississippi US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 56 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 44 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 9,585 stories · much less than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice17% 3,063 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,588 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence8% 1,419 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 497 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 430 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 426 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 183 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 killed3,799 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured737 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the United Arab Emirates Stories reporting abductions602 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced80 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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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