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51,848 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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Violence in Aleppo, plane crash in Poland and protests in Niamey (Niger) drew the news. Sierra Leone's coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the UK → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 59 in 100 of its 307 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Syria

2,485 of its 3,109 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Aleppo accounted for 1,274 of Syria's 2,485 stories about harm, carried by 667 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (977 stories). Malaria was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Poland

162 of its 387 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (131 stories). Plane crash was named in 123 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Niger

31 of its 43 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 8 of Niamey's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). HIV was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

141 of its 172 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kambia accounted for 111 of Sierra Leone's 141 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Egypt

504 of its 828 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Cairo accounted for 442 of Egypt's 504 stories about harm, carried by 360 outlets. 267 of Cairo's 442 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,106 of its 1,941 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 750 of Israel's 1,106 stories about harm, carried by 358 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Czechia

180 of its 307 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (124 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Central African Republic

191 of its 207 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Bambari accounted for 174 of the Central African Republic's 191 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Tanzania

139 of its 371 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Brazil

1,082 of its 1,830 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Drought was named in 274 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with whooping cough and diphtheria. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Sudan (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Kashmir (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Brazil (274 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Philippines (62 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Thailand (21 of its stories, more than ten 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 4 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 51,848 stories about harm among 263,798 counted on 4 Feb.

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Poland's news mentioned plane crash more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 263,798 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the UK. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Syria's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 75%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen94 in 100 of its 313 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi93 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic92 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Sierra Leone82 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Syria80 in 100 of its 3,109 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria574 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1274 Athens Greece374 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Cairo Egypt267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 442 Delhi India253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 492 Washington US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1657

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 lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 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: 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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 lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 readSt 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 readEl 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: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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 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 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: 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 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 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 usualUruguay: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times 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 usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsDiyarbakir, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 15 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- rights & justice: 59 stories, carried by 52 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 30 outletsWaroona, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsLouisiana, US -- health: 36 stories, carried by 35 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 13 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

● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nigeria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Helsinki Finland about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Diyarbakir Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Salt Lake City US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 59 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 17,016 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence21% 10,534 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Health17% 8,591 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents10% 5,329 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Displacement6% 2,978 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,896 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,917 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,568 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 killed13,191 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected8,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,717 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Germany Stories reporting people injured2,304 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting people displaced1,451 at about three times the usual rate · most about Syria and the UK Stories reporting abductions900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations268 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill97 at about half the usual rate · most about the US 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmtha little more than 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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