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37,602 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 Hebron (Palestine), violence in Bogota and wildfires in Chile. Colombia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 71 in 100 of its 196 stories, usually 36
RegionSoutheast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Palestine

368 of its 667 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Hebron accounted for 340 of Palestine's 368 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 220 of Hebron's 340 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Colombia

139 of its 196 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Bogota accounted for 97 of Colombia's 139 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

283 of its 359 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Santiago accounted for 241 of Chile's 283 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. Wildfires were named in 257 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake.

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

Indonesia

300 of its 552 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jakarta accounted for 194 of Indonesia's 300 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. 129 of Jakarta's 194 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

954 of its 2,320 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Drought was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

352 of its 458 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

140 of its 250 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

218 of its 555 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 116 of Dadaab's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (134 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

946 of its 2,835 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (170 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Somalia (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Oman (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in New Zealand (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Türkiye (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in United Arab Emirates (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 37,602 stories about harm among 162,156 counted on 4 Feb.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 23 in every 100 of the day's 162,156 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. Chile's news mentioned wildfires about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 5 February 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan90 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Chile79 in 100 of its 359 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Ukraine77 in 100 of its 458 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia71 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 600 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3282 Seattle US513 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1221 Hebron Palestine220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Berkeley US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Boston US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 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 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: 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 lessTaiwan: 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 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 readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 lessJordan: 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 lessIraq: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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 lessFiji: 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 lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 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: 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 readCameroon: 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: 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 lessBosnia 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 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 lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 292 stories, carried by 247 outletsFlorida Keys, US -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsHebron, Palestine -- rights & justice: 340 stories, carried by 66 outletsAlligator Reef, US -- disasters & accidents: 40 stories, carried by 86 outletsTuanyuan, China -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsHurun, China -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsManila, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 321 stories, carried by 137 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

● Palestine warmth about twice usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Papua New Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Addis Ababa Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 292 stories ● Florida Keys US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Hebron Palestine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 340 stories ● Alligator Reef US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 40 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 12,807 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence20% 7,488 stories · about as usual Health16% 6,008 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 4,075 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Displacement9% 3,239 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,938 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 903 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 495 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 killed7,868 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected6,990 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting arrests5,318 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees3,035 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured2,626 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions757 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations159 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about two-thirds of 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 two-thirds of 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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