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What the world's news said happened to people.
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14,960 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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Protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Havana and people killed in Hungary drew the news. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIran 69 in 100 of its 321 stories, usually 48
RegionCentral Asia 14 in 100 of its stories, usually 9
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iran

222 of its 321 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tehran accounted for 147 of Iran's 222 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 136 of Tehran's 147 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Cuba

65 of its 116 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Havana accounted for 39 of Cuba's 65 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Hungary

35 of its 88 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories).

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

Lebanon

32 of its 74 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beirut accounted for 24 of Lebanon's 32 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

63 of its 200 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Storms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malta

20 of its 64 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Denmark

57 of its 194 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Measles was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flu, meningitis and diphtheria.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Socotra accounted for 16 of Yemen's 23 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: measles in Denmark (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Netherlands (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Germany (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 14,960 stories about harm among 82,246 counted on 6 Jan.

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The news turned to Iran for the seventh day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 82,246 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Denmark's news mentioned measles about three times as often as usual. Iran's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran69 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Sudan62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba56 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Switzerland45 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 687 Caracas Venezuela182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 544 Tehran Iran136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Delhi India62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Dhaka Bangladesh31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70

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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: 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 lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualWithernsea, UK -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsBrantford, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 35 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 25 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 142 outletsSeattle, US -- health: 34 stories, carried by 61 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 10 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 47 stories, carried by 129 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

● Withernsea UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Brantford Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,082 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice26% 3,863 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents20% 2,960 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,788 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 750 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 508 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 478 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 266 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 killed3,703 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured920 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland Stories reporting abductions263 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Venezuela and the US Stories reporting people displaced156 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Venezuela and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US

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.

● Angera little less than 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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