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21,544 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 news turned to violence in Ndjamena, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and evacuations in the US. Chad's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Singapore →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostChad 70 in 100 of its 113 stories, usually 23
RegionNorth America 28 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 →
Conflict & violence

Chad

79 of its 113 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Ndjamena accounted for 65 of Chad's 79 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories → Ndjamena stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

110 of its 167 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 86 of Venezuela's 110 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 75 of Caracas' 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

US

8,892 of its 30,051 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (644 stories). Storms were named in 418 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides.

US over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

31 of its 126 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 76 of Palestine's 107 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Hypothermia was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 50 of Syria's 124 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with respiratory illness and flu. 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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Benin

8 of its 13 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

26 of its 43 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

36 of its 99 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Ireland (53 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Ghana (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hypothermia in Palestine (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in France (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Japan (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 21,544 stories about harm among 99,146 counted on 9 Jan.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Singapore. In Chad, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. Ireland's news mentioned extreme cold about 5 times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 99,146 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Chad70 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique68 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela66 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 912 Los Angeles US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2533 Caracas Venezuela75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Maputo Mozambique26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36 Jerusalem Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualLakki Marwat, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 26 stories, carried by 28 outletsAccra, Ghana -- shelter & services: 24 stories, carried by 17 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 41 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 20 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 36 stories, carried by 41 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsRome, Italy -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 50 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

● Lakki Marwat Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 24 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents32% 6,795 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Health22% 4,750 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice19% 4,105 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence10% 2,031 stories · much less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,150 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 875 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 869 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 628 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 killed6,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,390 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,852 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,106 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations826 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and Singapore Stories reporting abductions335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced302 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees139 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill16 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.

● Angerabout as 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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