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50,078 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 protests in Skopje (North Macedonia), rights and justice in Oranjestad and people killed in Romania. Aruba's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 56 in 100 of its 217 stories, usually 23
RegionOceania 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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 →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

122 of its 217 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Skopje accounted for 79 of North Macedonia's 122 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 71 of Skopje's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories).

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Rights & justice

Aruba

29 of its 44 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Oranjestad accounted for 29 of Aruba's 29 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Romania

127 of its 377 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

140 of its 289 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with earthquake.

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

India

269 of Delhi's 518 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). West Nile virus was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

872 of its 1,033 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 823 of Somalia's 872 stories about harm, carried by 727 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Brazil

743 of its 1,384 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (216 stories). Drought was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

153 of its 170 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Sanaa accounted for 105 of Yemen's 153 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

1,013 of its 1,924 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

97 of its 312 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in Poland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Kashmir (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Brazil (49 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); norovirus in Mexico (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Kenya (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 50,078 stories about harm among 259,457 counted on 3 Feb.

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On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about three times the usual rate. Poland's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. North Macedonia's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. of the day's 259,457 news stories, 19 in every 100 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 →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea86 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Burundi86 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia84 in 100 of its 1,033 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 2,038 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US339 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Delhi India269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 518 Aleppo Syria253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 595 Washington US217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1829 Hebron Palestine206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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 lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 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: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 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 readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-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 lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 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 readAlbania: 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): 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 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: 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 usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBrunei: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualBritish Virgin Islands: warmth about its own usualOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 31 outletsSouris River, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 25 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsRaleigh, US -- other: 63 stories, carried by 65 outletsKunduz, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 18 outletsNew Orleans, US -- shelter & services: 237 stories, carried by 289 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 34 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 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

● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brunei warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Souris River Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Quetta Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Raleigh US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 63 stories ● Kunduz Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 14,397 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 10,214 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health19% 9,296 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,462 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Shelter & services6% 2,792 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,781 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,146 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,046 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 killed12,529 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected6,849 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,742 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured3,066 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Somalia and the US Stories reporting refugees1,761 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions707 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced706 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill234 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations213 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia 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 about as 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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