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20,598 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 the earthquake in China, rights and justice in Caracas and violence in Darfur. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 62 in 100 of its 109 stories, usually 40
RegionNorth America 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

China

500 of its 2,081 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (139 stories). Earthquake was named in 174 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hypothermia, avalanche and bird flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

57 of its 72 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Darfur accounted for 22 of Sudan's 57 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Food & livelihood

Ghana

81 of its 403 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Power cuts were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Cambodia

45 of its 111 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Panama

42 of its 157 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. the Panama Canal accounted for 40 of Panama's 42 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

98 of its 208 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 71 of Iran's 98 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

US

7,904 of its 29,922 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (596 stories). Wildfires were named in 1,409 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 56 of Syria's 105 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

33 of its 57 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Saudi Arabia (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in US (1409 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in India (72 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Japan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Australia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 20,598 stories about harm among 100,155 counted on 8 Jan.

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Evacuations were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. 21 in every 100 of the day's 100,155 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In China's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. China stood out: 24% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. On 9 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan79 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 729 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela62 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Nepal58 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 753 Los Angeles US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1118 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Palisades US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 New York US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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 lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 readArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAccra, Ghana -- food & livelihood: 40 stories, carried by 27 outletsIdaho, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsParachinar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 21 outletsTamil Nadu, India -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsManipur, India -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 32 stories, carried by 45 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

● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 40 stories ● Idaho US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Parachinar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 5,436 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health25% 5,002 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,476 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,959 stories · much less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,135 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 874 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 664 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 664 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 killed4,972 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,801 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,107 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting evacuations727 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions405 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about two-thirds of 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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