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58,832 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 homes and services in Conakry, people injured in Ukraine and protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras). Guinea's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostDjibouti 94 in 100 of its 154 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Shelter & services

Guinea

136 of its 182 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Conakry accounted for 126 of Guinea's 136 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

569 of its 855 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (332 stories). Extreme cold was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Honduras

107 of its 140 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 85 of Honduras' 107 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 82 of Tegucigalpa's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (94 stories).

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

Tunisia

100 of its 173 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 42 of Tunis' 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,115 of its 2,581 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Overdoses were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

145 of its 154 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Bab al-Mandab accounted for 138 of Djibouti's 145 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (136 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Slovakia

135 of its 175 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Bratislava accounted for 131 of Slovakia's 135 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

80 of its 217 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

116 of its 247 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chile (121 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Oman (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mauritius (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Armenia (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); dengue in Brazil (20 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 1 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 58,832 stories about harm among 296,405 counted on 1 Feb.

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Chile's news mentioned wildfires about three times as often as usual. Guinea's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. On 2 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 296,405 stories, below the usual 21. Over January, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in January 2016.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Djibouti94 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 20 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen80 in 100 of its 404 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Congo77 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 36 · mostly health Slovakia77 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras76 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4028 Jerusalem Israel385 stories about protests or strikes, of its 810 Oahe US344 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601 San Francisco US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 577 Bucharest Romania185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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 lessTonga: 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 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 lessSudan: 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 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 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 lessMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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 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 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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 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: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: 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 lessEgypt: 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: 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 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: 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 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 lessBahamas: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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 readUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualTogo: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualAnlong Veng, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 30 stories, carried by 30 outletsMadison County, US -- health: 58 stories, carried by 58 outletsLong Beach, US -- conflict & violence: 124 stories, carried by 26 outletsIsabela, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 103 stories, carried by 99 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- health: 23 stories, carried by 14 outletsToowoomba, Australia -- health: 33 stories, carried by 25 outletsManaus, Brazil -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 15 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

● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cambodia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Oman warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Anlong Veng Cambodia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories ● Madison County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 58 stories ● Long Beach US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 124 stories ● Isabela Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 103 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 19,746 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence20% 11,720 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,847 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 5,388 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Displacement7% 3,856 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,421 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,147 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,441 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 killed14,879 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people affected8,482 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,900 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees3,396 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations526 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced295 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill42 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.