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49,003 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 violence in Aleppo, protests in Medellin (Colombia) and a disaster in Prague. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTonga 90 in 100 of its 88 stories, usually 37
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 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

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,941 of its 2,334 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Aleppo accounted for 1,272 of Syria's 1,941 stories about harm, carried by 679 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (550 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

310 of its 487 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 26 of Medellin's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Medellin stories →
Disasters & accidents

Czechia

166 of its 357 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Prague accounted for 145 of the Czechia's 166 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Accidents were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Rights & justice

Tanzania

140 of its 287 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Nepal

172 of its 285 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 40 of Kathmandu's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (126 stories). Landslides were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ireland

487 of its 2,095 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (251 stories). Flu was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

350 of its 639 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Cairo accounted for 295 of Egypt's 350 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. 156 of Cairo's 295 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Central African Republic

88 of its 100 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Bambari accounted for 83 of the Central African Republic's 88 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

736 of its 2,847 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 281 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Conflict & violence

Spain

278 of its 1,233 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Zimbabwe (187 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (166 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (281 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in South Africa (131 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Poland (15 of its stories, about 4 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 5 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 49,003 stories about harm among 247,161 counted on 5 Feb.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Syria. of the day's 247,161 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Zimbabwe's news mentioned the drought about 4 times as often as usual. Syria's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 75%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga90 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Central African Republic88 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Mali85 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 2,334 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia81 in 100 of its 391 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1272 Hebron Palestine217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 Washington US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1755 Delhi India175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 537 Cairo Egypt156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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: 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 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 readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: 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 lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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 lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: 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 lessMorocco: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 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 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readUnited 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 usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBritish Virgin Islands: warmth about its own usualGuizhou, China -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsUniversity of New Mexico, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 25 outletsMuzaffarabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsWest Virginia, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 142 stories, carried by 111 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 28 stories, carried by 27 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsMedellin, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 28 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

● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Guizhou China about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 16 stories ● University of New Mexico US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories ● Muzaffarabad Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● West Virginia US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 18 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 142 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 15,612 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence20% 9,721 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Health16% 7,485 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,035 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,277 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,157 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,859 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,818 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 killed11,853 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected6,715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,903 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,001 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,521 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Germany Stories reporting people displaced746 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Colombia Stories reporting abductions736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations266 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill67 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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.