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20,359 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 drownings in the Bahamas, violence in Damascus and volcanic eruption in Sweden. Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 68 in 100 of its 82 stories, usually 15
RegionOceania 31 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 →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

42 of its 92 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Abaco accounted for 36 of the Bahamas' 42 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Abaco stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

334 of its 398 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Damascus accounted for 168 of Syria's 334 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

46 of its 113 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

65 of its 78 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. 11 of Khartoum's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice 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 → Khartoum stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Czechia

56 of its 82 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Prague accounted for 56 of the Czechia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Snowstorms were named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, heavy rain and drownings.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

887 of its 2,597 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (128 stories). Heavy rain was named in 214 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tornadoes and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

163 of its 261 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. San Salvador accounted for 146 of el Salvador's 163 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

118 of its 221 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

1,215 of its 5,049 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (224 stories). Train derailment was named in 198 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Russia

Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (62 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Czechia (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (214 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in Italy (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in India (198 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Nigeria (26 of its stories, more than ten 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 3 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 20,359 stories about harm among 99,644 counted on 3 Feb.

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Bahamas stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 99,644 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In the Czechia's news, mentions of snowstorms ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and the US. On 3 February 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria84 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan83 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic78 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Czechia68 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia66 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brooklyn US266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Caracas Venezuela259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Richmond US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 643 Paris France134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 Jerusalem Israel98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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 readPapua New Guinea: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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 lessHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: 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 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 readChina: 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 lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAzad 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about twice its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualCaqueta, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsSan Salvador, el Salvador -- conflict & violence: 146 stories, carried by 139 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsKerbala, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsBalaka, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsRaleigh, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 34 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- disasters & accidents: 32 stories, carried by 24 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

● El Salvador warmth about twice usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Caqueta Colombia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● San Salvador El Salvador about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 146 stories ● Bangui Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Kerbala Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Balaka Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice39% 7,750 stories · much more than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents19% 3,804 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,928 stories · about as usual Health14% 2,707 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,236 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 595 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 540 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 375 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 killed4,979 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,255 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected2,110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,447 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees410 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and Syria Stories reporting evacuations318 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people displaced216 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions100 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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