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What the world's news said happened to people.
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39,466 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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Protests in Algiers (Algeria), rights and justice in Jerusalem and people affected in Pakistan drew the news. Nepal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Malaysia → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 65 in 100 of its 105 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

68 of its 105 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Algiers accounted for 62 of Algeria's 68 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 57 of Algiers' 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 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

1,319 of its 2,803 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 849 of Israel's 1,319 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Heavy rain was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

2,307 of its 4,022 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (191 stories). Avalanche was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

70 of its 157 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

230 of its 580 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 100 of Somalia's 158 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Malaria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Croatia

50 of its 84 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Zagreb accounted for 44 of Croatia's 50 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Argentina

92 of its 249 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Congo

92 of its 116 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

92 of its 331 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: ebola in Senegal (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Palestine (113 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Italy (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 39,466 stories about harm among 210,931 counted on 28 Feb.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 210,931 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal's news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Malaysia. In Algeria, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua81 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Congo79 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Sudan75 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 524 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia73 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Pyongyang North Korea392 stories about protests or strikes, of its 842 Washington US312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1803 Jerusalem Israel293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 849 New Delhi India113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 626 Boston US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365

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 lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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 lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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 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 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: 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 readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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 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 readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readJammu & 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): 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualEstonia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKuroshio, Japan -- food & livelihood: 13 stories, carried by 32 outletsBalkh, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 25 outletsChitradurga, India -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 26 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsLashkar, India -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 19 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 76 stories, carried by 53 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMaryland, US -- health: 12 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

● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Estonia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kuroshio Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 13 stories ● Balkh Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Chitradurga India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories ● Niger Delta Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Lashkar India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,142 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,571 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence19% 7,474 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,968 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,167 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,188 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 694 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 639 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 killed10,736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,141 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,981 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations822 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting refugees466 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions243 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced207 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill144 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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