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9,184 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 Juarez (Mexico), extreme cold in Ukraine and plane crash in Australia drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ukraine →
Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMexico 52 in 100 of its 213 stories, usually 21
RegionOceania 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Mexico

111 of its 213 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Juarez accounted for 73 of Mexico's 111 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. 57 of Juarez's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Juarez stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

245 of its 534 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kyiv accounted for 170 of Ukraine's 245 stories about harm, carried by 337 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (111 stories). Extreme cold was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

260 of its 831 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with helicopter crash. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Uganda

35 of its 56 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kampala accounted for 28 of Uganda's 35 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

71 of its 102 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Rajouri accounted for 48 of Kashmir's 71 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. 26 of Rajouri's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

56 of its 67 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jenin accounted for 46 of Palestine's 56 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. 23 of Jenin's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

99 of its 121 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Damascus accounted for 82 of Syria's 99 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Philippines

166 of its 369 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.

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Health

Brazil

76 of its 313 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Covid was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

188 of its 567 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Brazil (45 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Malawi (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in Qatar (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Philippines (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in China (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 9,184 stories about harm among 42,093 counted on 2 Jan.

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Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ukraine. of the day's 42,093 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Mexico stood out: 52% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. Mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual in Brazil's news. A year earlier, on 2 January 2022, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine84 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir70 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda62 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Mexico52 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Juarez Mexico57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Washington US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Delhi India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Times Square US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Rajouri Kashmir26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readPakistan: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualArizona, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 93 stories, carried by 64 outletsHouston, US -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 62 outletsBrasilia, Brazil -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 172 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 33 stories, carried by 17 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 25 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 40 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

● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Islamabad Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 93 stories ● Houston US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories ● Brasilia Brazil about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 45 stories ● Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,907 stories · less than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice19% 1,719 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,560 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,321 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 622 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Food & livelihood5% 409 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 391 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 133 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 killed2,848 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,055 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests926 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected813 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees66 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Austria Stories reporting evacuations59 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions54 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced48 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill7 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.