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What the world's news said happened to people.
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23,919 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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Rights and justice in Damascus, protests in Prague (Czechia) and illness in Brussels drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSyria 80 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 52
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 →
Conflict & violence

Syria

57 of its 71 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Damascus accounted for 28 of Syria's 57 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tonga

Tongatapu accounted for 97 of Tonga's 277 stories about harm, carried by 300 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with cholera.

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

Venezuela

19 of its 38 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Hong Kong

126 of its 213 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

78 of its 166 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Health

Spain

122 of its 427 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

167 of its 283 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kabul accounted for 93 of Afghanistan's 167 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

9 of its 10 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Peru (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in North Korea (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Australia (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in UK (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); gas explosion in US (12 of its stories, about 9 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 19 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 23,919 stories about harm among 90,039 counted on 19 Jan.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Syria, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 52% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 90,039 stories, below the usual 29. On 19 January 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga89 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 85 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria80 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia72 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan63 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1099 London UK47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376 Jerusalem Israel46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Colleyville US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Los Angeles US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 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 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: 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 lessSt 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 44 outletsEdwardsville, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsColorado, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 52 outletsDavos, Switzerland -- health: 14 stories, carried by 22 outletsBlackrock, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 18 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 25 outletsExeter, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 43 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

● Tigray Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Edwardsville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 stories ● Davos Switzerland 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 →

Health59% 13,859 stories · about as usual Rights & justice15% 3,561 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,492 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,560 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 720 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 673 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 463 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 269 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 killed5,175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,681 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,056 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions326 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 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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