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14,946 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 violence in Dnipro, a disaster in Pokhara and protests in Tehran (Iran). Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 83 in 100 of its 276 stories, usually 51
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

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

356 of its 836 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dnipro accounted for 146 of Ukraine's 356 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Nepal

230 of its 276 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Pokhara accounted for 180 of Nepal's 230 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Pokhara stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 56 of Iran's 108 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. 28 of Tehran's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Belarus

36 of its 78 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 15 of Minsk's 20 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

143 of its 654 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

28 of its 39 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Sanaa accounted for 15 of Yemen's 28 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets.

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Health

Vietnam

64 of its 224 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

24 of its 27 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

79 of its 221 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in China (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (59 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); plane crash in US (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 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 14,946 stories about harm among 75,092 counted on 17 Jan.

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Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in China's news. of the day's 75,092 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On 17 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 20 today. Ukraine's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal83 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia72 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Peru52 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Palestine52 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iran50 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373 Garzweiler Germany59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Tehran Iran28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle 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 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: 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: 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 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualMontana, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 23 outletsNadda, India -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsWalker County, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 47 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- health: 12 stories, carried by 34 outletsTel Aviv, Israel -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 11 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 14 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

● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Nadda India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Walker County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 4,738 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,543 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,339 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence11% 1,653 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 904 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 826 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 481 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 273 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 killed3,678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,544 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured745 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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