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19,686 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 a disaster in Kartal, violence in Kabul and abductions in Colombia. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 60 in 100 of its 332 stories, usually 29
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

198 of its 332 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kartal accounted for 86 of Türkiye's 198 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Kartal stories →
Displacement

Afghanistan

78 of its 135 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kabul accounted for 51 of Afghanistan's 78 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

37 of its 70 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Niger

15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

39 of its 74 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 13 of Baghdad's 19 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Slovenia

5 of its 9 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (29 stories). Landslides were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding and heavy rain.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 139 of Palestine's 261 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

Tuberculosis was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (35 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (61 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in UK (116 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); tuberculosis in India (16 of its stories, about 4 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 22 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 19,686 stories about harm among 104,399 counted on 22 Jan.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Türkiye. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 104,399 stories, below the usual 20. Mentions of landslides ran about 7 times their usual in Indonesia's news. In Türkiye, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. On 23 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine68 in 100 of its 382 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 877 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye60 in 100 of its 332 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan59 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 45 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US514 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1232 Jerusalem Israel49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Gaza Palestine36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Los Angeles US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 492 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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 readRussia: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualPennsylvania, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 24 outletsCatatumbo, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 49 outletsAbilene, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 14 stories, carried by 68 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsKano, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 29 stories, carried by 13 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

● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Catatumbo Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Abilene US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Montreal Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 4,991 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health24% 4,715 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 4,556 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,310 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 854 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 852 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 526 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 509 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 killed4,288 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions426 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced250 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations170 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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