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32,539 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 violence in Mogadishu, people injured in Puerto Rico and protests in Kampala (Uganda). Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 80 in 100 of its 196 stories, usually 29
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

384 of its 420 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Mogadishu accounted for 326 of Somalia's 384 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (347 stories). Earthquake was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

157 of its 196 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories). Dengue was named in 139 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with chikungunya. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

124 of its 215 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 51 of Kampala's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

701 of its 845 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 443 of Afghanistan's 701 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (494 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times 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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Conflict & violence

Yemen

190 of its 214 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Sanaa accounted for 149 of Yemen's 190 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Korea

204 of its 498 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

74 of its 174 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times 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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Health

Angola

25 of its 36 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chile

48 of its 126 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 15 of Santiago's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flu in France (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Australia (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Malaysia (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Hong Kong (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Colombia (14 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 27 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 32,539 stories about harm among 156,275 counted on 27 Feb.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 156,275 stories, as usual. Mentions of the dengue ran more than ten times their usual in Puerto Rico's news. In Somalia, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 75% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia91 in 100 of its 420 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen89 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon85 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 845 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico80 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 29 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hesston US286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1092 Damascus Syria284 stories about protests or strikes, of its 920 Jerusalem Israel273 stories about protests or strikes, of its 417 Delhi India163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371 Athens Greece145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327

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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: 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 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: too little coverage to readIndonesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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 lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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 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 lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAksai 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDiyarbakir, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 40 outletsChitra, India -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsIdil, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 20 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsMississippi, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 85 stories, carried by 78 outletsXinjiang, China -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsLake Michigan, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 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

● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Zimbabwe warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Diyarbakir Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 41 stories ● Chitra India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Idil Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Amsterdam Netherlands about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Mississippi US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 10,901 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence31% 10,028 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents12% 3,692 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Health9% 2,891 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,864 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,069 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 886 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 758 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 killed11,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,737 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests3,572 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,227 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees813 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Germany Stories reporting abductions482 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced440 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations180 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about half 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 about as 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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