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15,375 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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Violence in Jenin, protests in Beirut (Lebanon) and illness in Pyongyang drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPalestine 86 in 100 of its 247 stories, usually 56
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Conflict & violence

Palestine

212 of its 247 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Jenin accounted for 179 of Palestine's 212 stories about harm, carried by 415 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

63 of its 122 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 51 of Lebanon's 63 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. 29 of Beirut's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Spain

148 of its 538 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cyprus

16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 4 of Larnaca's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

29 of its 87 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 4 of Hanoi's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 55 of Iran's 104 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 29 of Tehran's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Jersey

35 of its 104 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Covid was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Armenia

27 of its 91 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Jersey (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in South Korea (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); snowstorms in Romania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Japan (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 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 15,375 stories about harm among 79,449 counted on 26 Jan.

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19 in every 100 of the day's 79,449 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 26 January 2022, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine86 in 100 of its 247 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon52 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Peru49 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 511 Memphis US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Jenin Palestine60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 New Delhi India45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Jerusalem Israel43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 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 Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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 readGuernsey: 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: 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualSuez Canal, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 22 outletsMaine, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 22 outletsRochester, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 19 outletsBasingstoke, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsBrighton, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 95 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 39 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Suez Canal Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Rochester US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Basingstoke UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Brighton UK 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 →

Health34% 5,153 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,829 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence13% 2,023 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,772 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Food & livelihood6% 937 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 593 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 559 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 251 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 killed3,663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced89 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Romania Stories reporting evacuations33 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Malaysia and the UK 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 about as 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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