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51,330 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 Kampala (Uganda), violence in Ankara and people affected in Ukraine. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAustria 71 in 100 of its 608 stories, usually 30
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

620 of its 1,032 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kampala accounted for 548 of Uganda's 620 stories about harm, carried by 371 outlets. 331 of Kampala's 548 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,720 of its 2,446 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Ankara accounted for 1,277 of Türkiye's 1,720 stories about harm, carried by 532 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Building collapse was named in 28 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. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ukraine

214 of its 505 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (108 stories). Polio was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

128 of its 234 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Cyclone was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, storm surge and typhoon.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

304 of its 331 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tunis accounted for 238 of Tunisia's 304 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (279 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

259 of its 304 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Dinka accounted for 140 of South Sudan's 259 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (175 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

147 of its 530 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (79 stories). Tropical storm was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Angola

166 of its 290 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

207 of its 241 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (180 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Guinea

30 of its 42 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Ebola was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: dengue in Thailand (172 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Guinea (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Peru (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Bhutan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Sweden (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 51,330 stories about harm among 249,503 counted on 19 Feb.

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The news turned to Uganda for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 249,503 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Fiji's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 4 times their usual. Uganda stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia92 in 100 of its 331 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon86 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan85 in 100 of its 304 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Libya80 in 100 of its 821 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic77 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India559 stories about protests or strikes, of its 873 Birzeit Palestine408 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440 Jerusalem Israel399 stories about protests or strikes, of its 693 Washington US381 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1855 Kampala Uganda331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 548

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: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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 lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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 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 readKenya: 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 lessJamaica: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 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 readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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 lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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 lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMauritius: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBhutan: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAngola: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualGreat Bend, US -- disasters & accidents: 41 stories, carried by 53 outletsColumbus, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 87 stories, carried by 113 outletsNew Plymouth, New Zealand -- health: 14 stories, carried by 31 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 28 stories, carried by 22 outletsKampala, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 548 stories, carried by 371 outletsDinka, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 140 stories, carried by 110 outletsKathmandu, Nepal -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 17 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

● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malawi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Angola warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Great Bend US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 41 stories ● Columbus US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 87 stories ● New Plymouth New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 17,588 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence25% 12,819 stories · about as usual Health12% 5,808 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 5,379 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,502 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,990 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,742 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,502 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 killed16,637 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,098 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,856 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced742 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions462 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations152 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Fiji Stories reporting people falling ill70 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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