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23,896 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 Kassala (Sudan), a disaster in Minas Gerais and violence in Balaka. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and North Macedonia → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCentral African Republic 84 in 100 of its 117 stories, usually 48
RegionOceania 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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 →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

135 of its 163 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Kassala accounted for 66 of Sudan's 135 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 66 of Kassala's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Kassala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

371 of its 645 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Minas Gerais accounted for 204 of Brazil's 371 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (169 stories). Extreme cold was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Minas Gerais stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

98 of its 117 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Balaka accounted for 61 of the Central African Republic's 98 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Central African Republic over 30 days → its stories → Balaka stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

200 of its 238 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Building collapse was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

134 of its 251 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Tsunami was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

France

425 of its 1,301 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 254 of Paris' 348 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (250 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

162 of its 292 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

595 of its 1,986 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Heavy rain was named in 150 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

57 of its 68 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Gandarshe accounted for 43 of Somalia's 57 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (84 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Poland (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (150 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); building collapse in Syria (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in US (987 of its stories, about 5 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 2 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 23,896 stories about harm among 115,463 counted on 2 Feb.

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On the side of help, reports of volunteers 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 115,463 stories, above the usual 19. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and North Macedonia. In Indonesia's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 2 February 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria84 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia84 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic84 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan83 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Yemen77 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348 Caracas Venezuela246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Norfolk US224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1356 Chicago US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 552 Brooklyn US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234

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 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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 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 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 lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 lessIran: 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 lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readSt 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 67 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsAl Nahyan, United Arab Emirates -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 35 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsBalaka, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 61 stories, carried by 165 outletsMinnesota, US -- disasters & accidents: 30 stories, carried by 26 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 45 stories, carried by 12 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

● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 42 stories ● Bangui Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Al Nahyan United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Kogi Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice40% 9,295 stories · much more than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents20% 4,605 stories · about as usual Health16% 3,736 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 2,860 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,338 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 652 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 546 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 453 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 killed6,432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions134 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill78 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and North Macedonia

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.

● 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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