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24,167 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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People affected in Saudi Arabia, protests in Yangon (Myanmar) and people displaced in Uganda drew the news. Saudi Arabia'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 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 49 in 100 of its 216 stories, usually 30
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 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

Saudi Arabia

106 of its 216 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

133 of its 211 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Yangon accounted for 75 of Myanmar's 133 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. 65 of Yangon's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories).

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

83 of its 145 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Sweden

43 of its 131 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Iran

82 of its 177 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tehran accounted for 47 of Iran's 82 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

116 of its 245 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Poland

38 of its 101 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Jamaica

65 of its 173 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 6 of Accompong's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 54 of Lebanon's 72 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 36 of Beirut's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

Moscow accounted for 248 of Russia's 367 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. 144 of Moscow's 248 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Jamaica (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Australia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in China (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 24,167 stories about harm among 97,274 counted on 5 Feb.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Jamaica's news. On 6 February 2020, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 25 today. Saudi Arabia stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. 25 in every 100 of the day's 97,274 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar63 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Uganda57 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia56 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 55 · mostly displacement Syria55 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US376 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1419 Delhi India209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Moscow Russia144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Yangon Myanmar65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Beijing China45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessUganda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & 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): 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKunduz, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 20 outletsFulani, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsSturgeon Bay, US -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 157 outletsHarrison Point, Barbados -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsLake Charles, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsTowie, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 42 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 56 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- health: 51 stories, carried by 32 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kunduz Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Fulani Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Sturgeon Bay US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 26 stories ● Harrison Point Barbados about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Lake Charles US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 13,347 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 4,835 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 2,030 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,787 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 842 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 468 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 324 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 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 killed5,638 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,830 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured940 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees228 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting abductions181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations59 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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
● 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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