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12,225 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 flooding in Ukraine, violence in Tehran and people falling ill in Kashmir. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 45 in 100 of its 254 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Shelter & services

Ukraine

115 of its 254 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kyiv accounted for 93 of Ukraine's 115 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (99 stories). Flooding was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

104 of its 185 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 65 of Iran's 104 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Kashmir

55 of its 110 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. 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.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

778 of its 1,027 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Jerusalem accounted for 236 of Israel's 778 stories about harm, carried by 406 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (363 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Belarus

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 3 of Minsk's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

15 of its 36 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

40 of its 51 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 47 of Bangladesh's 85 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

Seoul accounted for 63 of South Korea's 75 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. 38 of Seoul's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

12 of its 16 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 3 of Tarija's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); hypothermia in US (115 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); meningitis in UK (10 of its stories, about 7 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 18 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 12,225 stories about harm among 63,361 counted on 18 Jan.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 63,361 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ukraine's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. In Ukraine, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel76 in 100 of its 1,027 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Iran56 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir50 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 33 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 639 Kolkata India65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Seoul South Korea38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Los Angeles US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 530

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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: 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 readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 readHong 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: 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: 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 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 readJammu & Kashmir: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 readGermany: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOsun, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsAnambra, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsSouth Dakota, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 44 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsParachinar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 21 outletsBeijing, China -- conflict & violence: 79 stories, carried by 141 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 14 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

● China warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Osun Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Anambra Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● South Dakota US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Parachinar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 3,299 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents24% 2,897 stories · about as usual Health24% 2,864 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,400 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Shelter & services4% 479 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 479 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 366 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 238 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 killed2,948 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,610 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured706 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions669 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 softer than 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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