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19,404 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 violence in Havana, people displaced in Port-au-Prince and rights and justice in Jerusalem. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCuba 50 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 32
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Cuba

63 of its 126 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Havana accounted for 30 of Cuba's 63 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Displacement

Haiti

34 of its 48 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 22 of Haiti's 34 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kashmir

55 of its 133 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

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

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 31 of Lebanon's 57 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (93 stories). Hunger was named in 46 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.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Bird flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

31 of its 76 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kampala accounted for 24 of Uganda's 31 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 96 of Palestine's 132 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Germany (28 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in South Africa (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Lebanon (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); landslides in Australia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in Nigeria (11 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 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 19,404 stories about harm among 99,773 counted on 14 Jan.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 99,773 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Cuba stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. On 15 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel68 in 100 of its 1,034 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Palestine65 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela52 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Cuba50 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 651 Jerusalem Israel70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Los Angeles US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1476 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374 Seoul South Korea28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72

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 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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 lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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 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: 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 lessLebanon: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualYorkshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsBarrow County, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsCairo, Egypt -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 33 outletsDoha, Qatar -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 19 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

● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Peshawar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Barrow County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Cairo Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 4,967 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health26% 4,861 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,517 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,930 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 892 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 723 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 602 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 554 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 killed4,939 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,318 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,312 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured843 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions588 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced414 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations323 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees122 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill50 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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