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9,583 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 Ottawa (Canada), violence in Kyiv and a disaster in Petropolis drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Greece →
Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostGreece 63 in 100 of its 169 stories, usually 30
RegionEurope 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Canada

443 of its 1,026 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ottawa accounted for 252 of Canada's 443 stories about harm, carried by 532 outlets. 236 of Ottawa's 252 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (187 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Canada over 30 days → its stories → Ottawa stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

373 of its 796 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kyiv accounted for 204 of Ukraine's 373 stories about harm, carried by 438 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

43 of its 101 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Petropolis accounted for 29 of Brazil's 43 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Greece

106 of its 169 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Igoumenitsa accounted for 71 of Greece's 106 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (30 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

277 of its 954 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

1,120 of its 3,123 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and flu.

its stories →
Rights & justice

France

106 of its 334 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Nigeria

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in Ireland (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (80 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); bird flu in US (33 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 9,583 stories about harm among 38,358 counted on 20 Feb.

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The news turned to Canada for the fourth day running. 25 in every 100 of the day's 38,358 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Greece. Ireland's news mentioned storms about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 20 February 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. This week the news turned most often to Canada, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Greece63 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Hong Kong55 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Ukraine47 in 100 of its 796 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia45 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 41 · mostly health Philippines44 in 100 of its 337 stories · usually 44 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Washington US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Wellington New Zealand19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36 Moscow Russia18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCharlotte, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsHardoi, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsMunich, Germany -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsAhmedabad, India -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 20 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsCleveland, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 22 stories, carried by 16 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 27 stories, carried by 10 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

● Charlotte US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Hardoi India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Munich Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Ahmedabad India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 4,294 stories · much less than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice18% 1,711 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 1,278 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence11% 1,070 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 335 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 282 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 271 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 249 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 killed2,336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected821 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured542 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations172 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Greece Stories reporting refugees80 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions52 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK 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 much harsher 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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