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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).

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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: 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 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: 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 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 readAlgeria: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readRussia: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualJerusalem, Israel -- rights & justice: 52 stories, carried by 17 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 48 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 77 stories, carried by 178 outletsOregon, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 15 stories, carried by 88 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 17 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

● Jerusalem Israel about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 52 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 77 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Tunis Tunisia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 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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