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8,401 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 protests in Lima (Peru), people injured in Japan and deaths in Jammu. Peru's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 58 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 24
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Peru

69 of its 111 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Lima accounted for 38 of Peru's 69 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. 36 of Lima's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Health

Japan

70 of its 338 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 32 of Kashmir's 44 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Chad

8 of its 11 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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

Sweden

53 of its 92 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Stockholm accounted for 43 of Sweden's 53 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 36 of Stockholm's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

43 of its 106 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Ankara accounted for 27 of Türkiye's 43 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 25 of Ankara's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

23 of its 87 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 12 of Baku's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 26 of Iran's 49 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 21 of Tehran's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bosnia

8 of its 10 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 7 of Drina's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

23 of its 27 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Ukraine (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Mexico (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in China (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in India (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 8,401 stories about harm among 43,789 counted on 21 Jan.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 43,789 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of helicopter crash ran about 4 times their usual in Ukraine's news. A year earlier, on 21 January 2022, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Peru stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Peru62 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Sweden58 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice Iran55 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice New Zealand47 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 29 · mostly health Kashmir46 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 45 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Lima Peru36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 Stockholm Sweden36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 43 Ankara Türkiye25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 27 Memphis US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 readSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMaori, New Zealand -- health: 17 stories, carried by 28 outletsDavos, Switzerland -- health: 21 stories, carried by 49 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 54 outletsOhio, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 74 outletsMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 30 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

● Maori New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Davos Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● West Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 2,738 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 2,273 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,129 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence11% 941 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 376 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 313 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 272 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 197 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 killed1,951 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests969 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured498 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions105 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland Stories reporting evacuations62 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced56 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about one and a half 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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