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58,926 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 day's news pointed at rights and justice in Saydnaya, protests in Alberto Fujimori (Peru) and people killed in Russia. Syria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 53 in 100 of its 543 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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 →
Rights & justice

Syria

2,062 of its 2,522 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Saydnaya accounted for 1,181 of Syria's 2,062 stories about harm, carried by 913 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 569 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Saydnaya stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

288 of its 543 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 162 of Alberto Fujimori's 164 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (237 stories). Malaria was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Alberto Fujimori stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

788 of its 2,641 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (247 stories). Poisoning was named in 187 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Burundi

101 of its 111 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Thailand

342 of its 871 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Heatwave was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,317 of its 1,490 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 984 of Afghanistan's 1,317 stories about harm, carried by 690 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

135 of its 219 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Adiake accounted for 83 of Côte d’Ivoire's 135 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

293 of its 665 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Harare accounted for 215 of Zimbabwe's 293 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 136 of Harare's 215 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

468 of its 631 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mogadishu accounted for 434 of Somalia's 468 stories about harm, carried by 315 outlets. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

34 of its 38 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Iceland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in South Korea (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Kenya (19 of its stories, about 4 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 7 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 58,926 stories about harm among 287,387 counted on 7 Feb.

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Syria's news mentioned tuberculosis more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 287,387 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. Syria stood out: 82% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 69%. On 8 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi91 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 61 · mostly displacement Afghanistan88 in 100 of its 1,490 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 2,522 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan74 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Somalia74 in 100 of its 631 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3985 Bucharest Romania244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 San Francisco US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 923 Idlib Syria196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246 Tehran Iran170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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 lessSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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 readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: 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: 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: 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 lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: too little coverage to readHong 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 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAfsluitdijk, Netherlands -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 39 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsLong Beach, US -- conflict & violence: 136 stories, carried by 42 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 36 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 32 outletsJeddah, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 18 outletsEspirito Santo, Brazil -- health: 110 stories, carried by 116 outletsImrali, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 14 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

● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Afsluitdijk Netherlands about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Addis Ababa Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Long Beach US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 136 stories ● Bogota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 44 stories ● Brussels Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 35 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 18,834 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 12,657 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health19% 10,831 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,308 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,923 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,209 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,042 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 940 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 killed14,891 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,814 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,053 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions685 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced289 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill141 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria

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
● Feara little more than 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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