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10,467 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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The day's news pointed at landslides in Colombia, violence in Tel Aviv and protests in Tbilisi (Georgia). Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 78 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

53 of its 68 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (40 stories). Landslides were named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

977 of its 1,216 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Tel Aviv accounted for 199 of Israel's 977 stories about harm, carried by 543 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

196 of its 216 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Grindavik accounted for 159 of Iceland's 196 stories about harm, carried by 461 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

46 of its 104 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Mount Marapi accounted for 25 of Indonesia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

15 of its 26 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

44 of its 95 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

101 of its 151 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Sanaa accounted for 51 of Yemen's 101 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Tanzania (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Japan (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in France (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 14 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 10,467 stories about harm among 51,361 counted on 14 Jan.

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Colombia stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 51,361 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the news turned to Colombia for the second day running. On 14 January 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Ecuador, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland91 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Ecuador86 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Israel80 in 100 of its 1,216 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia78 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine70 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Tel Aviv Israel78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 London UK58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Al-Muharraqa Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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 lessDominican 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMinnesota, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 29 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsColorado, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 55 stories, carried by 27 outletsWrexham, UK -- health: 27 stories, carried by 15 outletsQuito, Ecuador -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 21 outletsQuebec, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 28 stories, carried by 76 outletsTaipei, Taiwan -- 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

● Ecuador warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 55 stories ● Wrexham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 2,729 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Health21% 2,179 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence19% 1,982 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 1,951 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 497 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 417 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 292 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 242 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 killed2,969 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests950 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions569 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced219 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations177 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iceland and Israel Stories reporting refugees102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Ireland Stories reporting people falling ill9 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.

● 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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