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31,677 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 a disaster in Kabul, violence in Istanbul and people killed in Taiwan. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much 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 volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 58 in 100 of its 366 stories, usually 30
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

642 of its 750 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 404 of Afghanistan's 642 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (196 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

549 of its 753 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Istanbul accounted for 376 of Türkiye's 549 stories about harm, carried by 338 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (465 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Health

Taiwan

38 of its 179 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Flu was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Palestine

325 of its 548 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Ramallah accounted for 307 of Palestine's 325 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

368 of its 654 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (180 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

50 of its 82 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

40 of its 107 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 19 of Lima's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Greece

170 of its 386 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (145 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

964 of its 2,000 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (183 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Romania (103 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Poland (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Israel (59 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 5 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 31,677 stories about harm among 139,779 counted on 5 Feb.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 139,779 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Romania's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. On 6 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Romania, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan86 in 100 of its 750 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen80 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 79 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Ukraine73 in 100 of its 478 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye73 in 100 of its 753 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 615 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US929 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2300 Stonewall Inn US412 stories about protests or strikes, of its 589 Seattle US319 stories about protests or strikes, of its 901 San Francisco US249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 345 Bucharest Romania181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186

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: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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 lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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 lessNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 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 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readCape 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 lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 lessWestern 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about twice its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualBrazil: 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 usualEket, Nigeria -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsOrange County, US -- conflict & violence: 109 stories, carried by 22 outletsHaryana, India -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsMilan, Italy -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 18 outletsTuanyuan, China -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsDavao City, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 83 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

● Italy warmth about twice usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Eket Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 16 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Orange County US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 109 stories ● Haryana India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,003 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence24% 7,577 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,490 stories · about as usual Health14% 4,320 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Displacement9% 2,948 stories · much more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,652 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 628 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 417 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 killed8,347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,987 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting arrests3,994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,259 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees2,617 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations107 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill26 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 much harsher than 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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