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10,033 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 Brussels (Belgium), abductions in Syria and people displaced in Ghana drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostSyria 86 in 100 of its 90 stories, usually 56
RegionOceania 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Belgium

45 of its 87 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Brussels accounted for 38 of Belgium's 45 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. 30 of Brussels' 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Tsunami was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

77 of its 90 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Ghana

73 of its 213 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

Lima accounted for 19 of Peru's 22 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Oil spill was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

118 of its 183 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kabul accounted for 44 of Afghanistan's 118 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 22 of Kabul's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

59 of its 86 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Ouagadougou accounted for 44 of Burkina Faso's 59 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. 29 of Ouagadougou's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Norway

17 of its 32 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 11 of Oslo's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

48 of its 107 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Health

Qatar

30 of its 88 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cameroon

14 of its 65 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Israel (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in UK (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 10,033 stories about harm among 38,909 counted on 23 Jan.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 17 December 2021. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 38,909 stories, below the usual 29. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Peru's news mentioned oil spill about 5 times as often as usual. This week the news turned most often to Tonga, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga92 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 86 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria86 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen72 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso69 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Brussels Belgium30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Kabul Afghanistan22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Delhi India22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualBrooklyn, US -- health: 49 stories, carried by 50 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 28 stories, carried by 127 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

● Brooklyn US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 49 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 5,274 stories · much less than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice17% 1,663 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents11% 1,140 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 956 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 355 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 250 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 175 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 137 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 killed2,484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected789 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured570 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced101 at about twice the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and Ghana Stories reporting evacuations66 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees52 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US

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 much 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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