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28,080 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 day's news pointed at people displaced in Ankara, illness in Seoul and protests in Riga (Latvia). Türkiye's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 63 in 100 of its 591 stories, usually 39
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

370 of its 591 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Ankara accounted for 178 of Türkiye's 370 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Health

South Korea

412 of its 715 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Seoul accounted for 207 of South Korea's 412 stories about harm, carried by 422 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with storms.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Rights & justice

India

1,632 of its 5,452 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (395 stories).

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

Switzerland

190 of its 494 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Geneva accounted for 145 of Switzerland's 190 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Iran

336 of its 506 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tehran accounted for 175 of Iran's 336 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Italy

514 of its 1,124 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tuberculosis.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

476 of its 554 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Idlib accounted for 412 of Syria's 476 stories about harm, carried by 557 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

US

8,426 of its 34,211 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Ebola was named in 271 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Health

Lithuania

25 of its 54 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in New Zealand (60 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Nigeria (102 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Italy (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in South Africa (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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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 28,080 stories about harm among 116,055 counted on 28 Feb.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 2 September 2019. Mentions of Ebola ran about 9 times their usual in Nigeria's news. of the day's 116,055 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. A year earlier, on 28 February 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria86 in 100 of its 554 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Iran66 in 100 of its 506 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Hong Kong65 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Türkiye63 in 100 of its 591 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence China61 in 100 of its 4,505 stories · usually 67 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India421 stories about protests or strikes, of its 934 Washington US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1161 Paris France60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Idlib Syria59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 412 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vietnam: 41 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Puerto Rico: 39 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 63 in 100 of its 591 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Taiwan: 38 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 86 in 100 of its 554 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Switzerland: 38 in 100 of its 494 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Korea: 58 in 100 of its 715 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 53 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Slovakia: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Saudi Arabia: 39 in 100 of its 299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 682 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 784 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)North Korea: 70 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 43 in 100 of its 1,512 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nicaragua: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mauritania: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lithuania: 46 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 37 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Latvia: 42 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Laos: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kenya: 38 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Japan: 36 in 100 of its 1,335 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Italy: 46 in 100 of its 1,124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 38 in 100 of its 533 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 66 in 100 of its 506 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 40 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Guinea: 46 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Georgia: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 36 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)China: 61 in 100 of its 4,505 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hong Kong: 65 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cameroon: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)China: 61 in 100 of its 4,505 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Macao: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 24 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 86 in 100 of its 554 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 66 in 100 of its 506 stories · mostly health ● China 61 in 100 of its 4,505 stories · mostly health ● Türkiye 63 in 100 of its 591 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 65 in 100 of its 234 stories · mostly health ● South Korea 58 in 100 of its 715 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 14,656 stories · much more than usual (usually 42%) Rights & justice19% 5,177 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents10% 2,694 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence9% 2,571 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,024 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 672 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 665 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 309 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 killed7,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,373 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees456 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting people displaced284 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations253 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill218 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions101 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iran

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
● Griefa little less than 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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