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35,292 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 a disaster in Taipei, protests in Yangon (Myanmar) and violence in Aleppo. Tanzania's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Taiwan and Israel →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 90 in 100 of its 2,443 stories, usually 13
RegionEast Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

2,188 of its 2,443 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Taipei accounted for 1,084 of Taiwan's 2,188 stories about harm, carried by 905 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (288 stories). Gas explosion was named in 125 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

121 of its 217 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Yangon accounted for 108 of Myanmar's 121 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. 105 of Yangon's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (105 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,330 of its 1,600 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 869 of Syria's 1,330 stories about harm, carried by 648 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (456 stories). Road crashes were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Rights & justice

Tanzania

130 of its 206 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Czechia

208 of its 278 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Prague accounted for 199 of the Czechia's 208 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Storms were named in 109 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

296 of its 610 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 73 of Colombo's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (147 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

242 of its 1,072 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

76 of its 86 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Spain

227 of its 780 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

59 of its 70 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Haiti (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Czechia (109 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Samoa (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 35,292 stories about harm among 146,759 counted on 6 Feb.

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In Taiwan, 90% of the news was about people being harmed, where 13% is usual. Haiti's news mentioned train derailment more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Taiwan and Israel. of the day's 146,759 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso96 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 92 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen91 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Mali90 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan90 in 100 of its 2,443 stories · usually 13 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia88 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria226 stories about protests or strikes, of its 869 Washington US210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1006 Hebron Palestine164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Dresden Germany123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Anadolu Türkiye119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275

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 lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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 lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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 lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 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: 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: 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 readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 readAlbania: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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 readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualNauru: warmth about its own usualKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 155 stories, carried by 118 outletsMaine, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 123 stories, carried by 88 outletsFort Gibson, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 52 stories, carried by 52 outletsIzmir, Türkiye -- displacement: 48 stories, carried by 50 outletsAbidjan, Côte d’Ivoire -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsMontreal, Canada -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 13 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 18 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

● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 155 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories ● Islamabad Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 123 stories ● Fort Gibson US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 52 stories ● Izmir Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 48 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 10,021 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 7,722 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents21% 7,118 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health12% 4,115 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,116 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,607 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,304 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 607 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 killed12,264 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Taiwan Stories reporting people affected6,536 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Taiwan and the US Stories reporting arrests4,286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,235 at about twice the usual rate · most about Taiwan and the US Stories reporting refugees1,682 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations498 at about twice the usual rate · most about Taiwan and Israel Stories reporting abductions449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill69 at about two-thirds of 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 much 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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