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11,968 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 earthquake in Iran, evacuations in Israel and people injured in Türkiye drew the news. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 62 in 100 of its 415 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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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Health

Iran

322 of its 488 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 186 of Iran's 322 stories about harm, carried by 337 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

244 of its 550 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

146 of its 224 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

South Korea

258 of its 415 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Seoul accounted for 140 of South Korea's 258 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (170 stories). Flu was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Japan

228 of its 547 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (99 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

52 of its 106 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

31 of its 52 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tripoli accounted for 24 of Libya's 31 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

34 of its 54 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (14 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.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

6 of its 11 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 5 of Almaty's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (44 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in South Korea (42 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); respiratory illness in Japan (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in New Zealand (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 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 11,968 stories about harm among 55,965 counted on 23 Feb.

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Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in Ireland's news. of the day's 55,965 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Iran stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. On 23 February 2019, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria67 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Iran66 in 100 of its 488 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Türkiye65 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan63 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence South Korea62 in 100 of its 415 stories · usually 26 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Washington US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Wuhan China27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 391

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: 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 lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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: 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 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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 readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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 readUganda: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 28 outletsHollywood, US -- health: 81 stories, carried by 286 outletsLong Island, US -- health: 34 stories, carried by 272 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 58 stories, carried by 60 outletsHamburg, Germany -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 37 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 13 outletsPontypridd, UK -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 23 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Hollywood US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 81 stories ● Long Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 34 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 58 stories ● Hamburg Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 4,548 stories · less than usual (usually 41%) Rights & justice22% 2,553 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,771 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,418 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 794 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services3% 300 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 250 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 182 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 killed4,025 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured823 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half the usual rate · most about China and the US

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.