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42,371 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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Protests in Mexico City (Mexico), a disaster in Tsao Wei-Ling and violence in Kaolack drew the news. Senegal's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 83 in 100 of its 1,220 stories, usually 29
RegionEast Asia 21 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

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

560 of its 1,361 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 88 of Mexico City's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Outbreaks were named in 269 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with norovirus, plague and dengue. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

1,016 of its 1,220 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tsao Wei-Ling accounted for 407 of Taiwan's 1,016 stories about harm, carried by 374 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (916 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Tsao Wei-Ling stories →
Conflict & violence

Senegal

119 of its 155 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kaolack accounted for 104 of Senegal's 119 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Kaolack stories →
Rights & justice

Tanzania

99 of its 237 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (51 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
Rights & justice

Thailand

275 of its 676 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Food poisoning was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

100 of its 191 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ireland

502 of its 1,994 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (175 stories). Storm surge was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Spain

248 of its 1,097 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (150 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

124 of its 350 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Czechia

94 of its 248 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Papua New Guinea (26 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (31 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Sierra Leone (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Egypt (94 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hiv in Malawi (22 of its stories, about 7 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 8 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 42,371 stories about harm among 211,991 counted on 8 Feb.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Mexico's news. of the day's 211,991 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico stood out: 41% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso92 in 100 of its 322 stories · usually 93 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan83 in 100 of its 1,220 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Senegal77 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 1,650 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye77 in 100 of its 1,945 stories · usually 63 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1581 Aleppo Syria182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 763 Edremit Türkiye170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Cairo Egypt150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Athens Greece150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: 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 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 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 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 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 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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 lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualGwadar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 31 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsTerre Haute, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsNangarhar, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsMbada, Zimbabwe -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsBathurst, Gambia -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 22 outletsIowa City, US -- rights & justice: 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

● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Gwadar Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 45 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Terre Haute US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories ● Nangarhar Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Mbada Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 11,249 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence22% 9,167 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents20% 8,273 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health13% 5,335 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,094 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,115 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,489 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 900 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 killed12,910 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,070 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,377 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured4,161 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees2,322 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting abductions531 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and the US Stories reporting people displaced483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill239 at about twice the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting evacuations215 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Czechia and Malaysia

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
● 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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