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21,428 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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Most of the day's attention went to flooding in Mozambique, people falling ill in Denmark and abductions in Syria. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDenmark 49 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 32
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

29 of its 33 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Denmark

66 of its 136 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

103 of its 145 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

10 of Tijuana's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Greece

78 of its 192 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Athens accounted for 51 of Greece's 78 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Snowstorms were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

33 of its 67 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (17 stories). Storms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

46 of its 82 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Senegal

11 of its 40 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Canada

63 of Ottawa's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bahrain

16 of its 42 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Greece (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Bahamas (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Malawi (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Tonga (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 21,428 stories about harm among 86,862 counted on 26 Jan.

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Of the day's 86,862 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 28. Mozambique stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 56%. On 26 January 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga90 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 87 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria71 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso65 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen60 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 55 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 752 Ottawa Canada63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Delhi India51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 San Francisco US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Manhattan US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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 lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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 readCzech 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 15 outletsArizona, US -- health: 29 stories, carried by 21 outletsVermont, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsExeter, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 77 outletsKolkata, India -- health: 17 stories, carried by 57 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 53 stories, carried by 25 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

● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Exeter UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Kolkata India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 12,096 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 3,524 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,110 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,566 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 668 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 540 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 458 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 278 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 killed4,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured903 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Denmark and 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 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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