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44,711 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 day's news pointed at protests in Yangon (Myanmar), people falling ill in Mexico and people injured in Nigeria. Nigeria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBrazil 60 in 100 of its 1,756 stories, usually 38
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

237 of its 438 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 59 of Yangon's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (150 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Health

Mexico

543 of its 1,158 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). House fires were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv and flu. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

1,217 of its 2,929 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

Cairo accounted for 213 of Egypt's 323 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Brazil

1,060 of its 1,756 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (446 stories). Wildfires were named in 109 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flu.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Congo

42 of its 76 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Brazzaville accounted for 38 of Congo's 42 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 37 of Brazzaville's 38 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

21 of its 81 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 14 of Almaty's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 493 of Afghanistan's 717 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Hunger was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Ramallah accounted for 351 of Palestine's 469 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Sudan (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in India (238 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Germany (67 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Brazil (109 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Feb. 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 44,711 stories about harm among 226,008 counted on 1 Feb.

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Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 226,008 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. Sudan's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. Myanmar's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. Over January, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 316 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 2,078 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence French Polynesia73 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 38 · mostly health Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 1,045 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq68 in 100 of its 653 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 450 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Damascus Syria202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 969 Jerusalem Israel160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 546 Tuni India133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

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 lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: 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 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 readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: 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 lessPoland: 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 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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 lessLesotho: 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: 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 readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIreland: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: 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 readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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 lessBotswana: 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 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: 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 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 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualVanuatu: warmth about its own usualUruguay: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about twice its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 50 outletsJamshedpur, India -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 34 outletsAmritsar, India -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 20 outletsPrague, Czechia -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 34 outletsFond du Lac, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsYangon, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 83 stories, carried by 99 outletsNaypyitaw, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 76 stories, carried by 70 outletsDetroit, US -- shelter & services: 133 stories, carried by 117 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

● Norway warmth about twice usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 57 stories ● Jamshedpur India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 44 stories ● Amritsar India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories ● Prague Czechia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Fond du Lac US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 13,217 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 9,795 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health17% 7,253 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,687 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,335 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,720 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,579 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,240 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 killed13,697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,826 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced627 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions589 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill347 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations296 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and Australia

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 harsher 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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