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What the world's news said happened to people.
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48,772 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 news turned to violence in Dhaka, people affected in Brazil and protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti). Bangladesh's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFrench Polynesia 96 in 100 of its 91 stories, usually 49
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

239 of its 577 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 153 of Bangladesh's 239 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Brazil

1,412 of its 2,236 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (362 stories). Flu was named in 116 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Romania

85 of its 300 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Myanmar

151 of its 281 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 54 of Aung Hlaing's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

299 of its 353 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Mogadishu accounted for 248 of Somalia's 299 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (213 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Greece

408 of its 806 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

35 of its 112 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 12 of Skopje's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 308 of Afghanistan's 696 stories about harm, carried by 277 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

142 of Karachi's 265 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Taiwan (61 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Argentina (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Mexico (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Ireland (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Japan (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 48,772 stories about harm among 254,308 counted on 2 Feb.

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Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about three times the usual rate. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. Taiwan's news mentioned poisoning about 5 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 254,308 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

French Polynesia96 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Somalia85 in 100 of its 353 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi78 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 990 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harney County US282 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371 Delhi India241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 567 Washington US239 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1535 Karachi Pakistan142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Jerusalem Israel139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 383

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 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: 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 lessJapan: 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 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 lessHonduras: 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 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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 readMyanmar: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGrenada: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 22 outletsCibitoke, Burundi -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 15 outletsClinton County, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsRaleigh, US -- other: 22 stories, carried by 37 outletsJamshedpur, India -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsStavanger, Norway -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 27 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- displacement: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 16 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 one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual ● Finland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Cibitoke Burundi about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Clinton County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Raleigh US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 22 stories ● Jamshedpur India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 14,585 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 9,753 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health18% 8,809 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,889 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,779 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,108 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,454 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,420 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 killed13,187 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected6,806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,803 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting refugees1,271 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Germany Stories reporting abductions631 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced489 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill347 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations299 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and Portugal

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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