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26,578 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 protests in Algiers (Algeria), rights and justice in Jerusalem and a disaster in Reykjavik. Iceland's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIceland 80 in 100 of its 128 stories, usually 20
RegionSouth Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

54 of its 80 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Algiers accounted for 52 of Algeria's 54 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 50 of Algiers' 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

624 of its 1,093 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 400 of Israel's 624 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (216 stories). Outbreaks were named in 100 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

103 of its 128 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reykjavik accounted for 82 of Iceland's 103 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Reykjavik stories →
Conflict & violence

India

2,066 of its 5,987 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings and plane crash. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Nepal

100 of its 181 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kathmandu accounted for 86 of Nepal's 100 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

861 of its 1,549 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 326 of Caracas' 403 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (553 stories). Flooding was named in 91 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

93 of its 183 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 59 of Warsaw's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

1,019 of its 2,588 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 202 of Maiduguri's 373 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (118 stories). Plague was named in 113 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

436 of its 721 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (127 stories). Illness was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

209 of its 380 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Cucuta accounted for 160 of Colombia's 209 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (67 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Guam (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in South Sudan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (55 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Palestine (58 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 26,578 stories about harm among 120,207 counted on 23 Feb.

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In Algeria, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. Guam's news mentioned heavy rain more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 120,207 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. A year earlier, on 23 February 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland80 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia77 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 431 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq74 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir68 in 100 of its 525 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US900 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2021 Caracas Venezuela326 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403 Maiduguri Nigeria202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373 Jerusalem Israel197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400 Mexico City Mexico97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: 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 lessPanama: 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 lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 lessIran: 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 lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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 readCameroon: 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 lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): 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 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: 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 usualNew Hampshire, US -- rights & justice: 87 stories, carried by 124 outletsStrathmore, UK -- shelter & services: 15 stories, carried by 114 outletsHodeida, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 26 outletsGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- health: 18 stories, carried by 20 outletsNorth Dakota, US -- rights & justice: 73 stories, carried by 83 outletsSharm el-Sheikh, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 107 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 18 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

● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● New Hampshire US about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 87 stories ● Strathmore UK about three times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 15 stories ● Hodeida Yemen about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Great Barrier Reef Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 9,050 stories · more than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence19% 5,034 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health19% 4,916 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 4,541 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 997 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 659 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 565 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 358 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 killed6,946 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,488 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,360 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Venezuela and India Stories reporting people affected2,266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill77 at about one and a half times 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 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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