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33,056 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 protests in Kampala (Uganda), a disaster in Suva and heavy rain in Palestine. Malaysia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Fiji and India →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostFiji 93 in 100 of its 1,172 stories, usually 30
RegionOceania 31 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 →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

371 of its 560 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kampala accounted for 299 of Uganda's 371 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. 231 of Kampala's 299 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Meningitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

1,090 of its 1,172 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Suva accounted for 703 of Fiji's 1,090 stories about harm, carried by 687 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (591 stories). Landslides were named in 62 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts and drownings.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories → Suva stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

882 of its 1,077 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Hebron accounted for 651 of Palestine's 882 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (238 stories). Heavy rain was named in 171 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and storms.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Hebron stories →
Conflict & violence

Malaysia

258 of its 772 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Ukraine

183 of its 332 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kiev accounted for 164 of Ukraine's 183 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. 146 of Kiev's 164 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (158 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

435 of its 488 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (263 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

82 of its 169 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

263 of its 532 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

1,128 of its 1,813 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (432 stories). Illness was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,707 of its 1,904 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (845 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (97 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Thailand (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Sweden (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 33,056 stories about harm among 132,957 counted on 21 Feb.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 3 January 2016. the news turned to Uganda for the fourth day running. People injured were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. of the day's 132,957 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Uganda, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger93 in 100 of its 306 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji93 in 100 of its 1,172 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria90 in 100 of its 1,904 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Libya89 in 100 of its 488 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso87 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 85 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India546 stories about protests or strikes, of its 797 Haryana India377 stories about protests or strikes, of its 442 Jerusalem Israel322 stories about protests or strikes, of its 710 Hebron Palestine305 stories about protests or strikes, of its 651 Kampala Uganda231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299

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 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: too little coverage to readU.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: 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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 lessPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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 lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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 lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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 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: 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 lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualLampedusa, Italy -- disasters & accidents: 39 stories, carried by 34 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsBujumbura, Burundi -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 18 outletsHavana, Cuba -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 21 outletsDinka, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsEastbourne, UK -- other: 20 stories, carried by 65 outletsWarrenton, US -- other: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 299 stories, carried by 265 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 ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lampedusa Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 39 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Bujumbura Burundi about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Havana Cuba about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Dinka South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence33% 10,839 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice31% 10,042 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 4,402 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,297 stories · about as usual Health7% 2,257 stories · much less than usual (usually 13%) Shelter & services3% 1,094 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,037 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 513 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 killed13,247 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured5,599 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests4,618 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected3,727 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations742 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Fiji and India Stories reporting abductions645 at about twice the usual rate · most about Libya and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced269 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill58 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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