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47,759 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 protests in Oromo (Ethiopia), a disaster in Suva and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostFiji 92 in 100 of its 1,204 stories, usually 43
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

100 of its 196 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 28 of Oromo's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Oromo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

1,105 of its 1,204 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Suva accounted for 556 of Fiji's 1,105 stories about harm, carried by 480 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Drownings were named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories → Suva stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

259 of its 375 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Jammu accounted for 166 of Kashmir's 259 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Health

Cuba

156 of its 405 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Chikungunya was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dengue.

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

Poland

191 of its 414 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 65 of Warsaw's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

626 of its 845 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 185 of Ramallah's 340 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (205 stories). Heavy rain was named in 131 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flooding and storms.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

234 of its 490 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. la Paz accounted for 223 of Bolivia's 234 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 115 of la Paz's 223 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (221 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

442 of its 803 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 199 of Kampala's 332 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

2,294 of its 2,624 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burundi

185 of its 207 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Bujumbura accounted for 164 of Burundi's 185 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Plague was named in 76 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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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (221 of its stories, about three times its usual); plague in Burundi (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Palestine (131 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Somalia (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Philippines (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 47,759 stories about harm among 227,262 counted on 22 Feb.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 21 in every 100 of the day's 227,262 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In New Zealand's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about three times their usual. Ethiopia stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Fiji92 in 100 of its 1,204 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi89 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Syria87 in 100 of its 2,624 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Libya83 in 100 of its 329 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal82 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India771 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1162 Aleppo Syria389 stories about protests or strikes, of its 947 Jerusalem Israel274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 707 San Bernardino US253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 984 Haryana India229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: 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 readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: 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: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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 lessEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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 lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: 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 lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readSan 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 readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualIllawarra, Australia -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- conflict & violence: 72 stories, carried by 77 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsKilis, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 23 outletsMahama, Ghana -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 10 outletsSharm el-Sheikh, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsNebraska, US -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 24 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

● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Illawarra Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Barcelona Spain about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 72 stories ● Amman Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Kilis Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 14,134 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice30% 13,857 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 6,097 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Health11% 5,170 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,013 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,845 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,772 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,007 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 killed18,273 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests6,156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,653 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,247 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations602 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Fiji and the US Stories reporting abductions477 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced405 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 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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