← 24 Feb Friday 25 February 2022 · to 23:59 UTC 26 Feb →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
18,794 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.

How to read these numbers →

The day's news pointed at the earthquake in Indonesia, violence in Kyiv and people displaced in Bucharest. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 67 in 100 of its 223 stories, usually 39
RegionSoutheast Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

150 of its 223 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Sumatra accounted for 66 of Indonesia's 150 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Earthquake was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, landslides and volcanic eruption. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Sumatra stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

2,524 of its 6,148 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kyiv accounted for 1,604 of Ukraine's 2,524 stories about harm, carried by 1,302 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (159 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Displacement

Romania

51 of its 142 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Bucharest accounted for 30 of Romania's 51 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

51 of its 106 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Khojaly accounted for 29 of Azerbaijan's 51 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (212 stories). Accidents were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 20 of Kashmir's 33 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 30 of Afghanistan's 68 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Polio was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

13 of its 31 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Thailand

65 of its 148 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: polio in Afghanistan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Malaysia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Russia (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 23 the day before
27 in 10022 in 10027 Jan3 Feb10 Feb17 Feb25 Feb27 Jan: 24 in 10028 Jan: 25 in 10029 Jan: 26 in 10030 Jan: 27 in 10031 Jan: 25 in 1001 Feb: 24 in 1002 Feb: 24 in 1003 Feb: 25 in 1004 Feb: 24 in 1005 Feb: 25 in 1006 Feb: 24 in 1007 Feb: 23 in 1008 Feb: 23 in 1009 Feb: 22 in 10010 Feb: 23 in 10011 Feb: 23 in 10012 Feb: 23 in 10013 Feb: 22 in 10014 Feb: 22 in 10015 Feb: 23 in 10016 Feb: 23 in 10017 Feb: 24 in 10018 Feb: 24 in 10019 Feb: 25 in 10020 Feb: 25 in 10021 Feb: 24 in 10022 Feb: 23 in 10023 Feb: 23 in 10024 Feb: 23 in 10025 Feb: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 18,794 stories about harm among 82,839 counted on 25 Feb.

Read the day's briefing

In Indonesia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 82,839 stories, below the usual 24. Refugees were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Indonesia stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Hong Kong70 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Indonesia67 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda50 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Azerbaijan48 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1604 Moscow Russia257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 699 Washington US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 444 Ottawa Canada66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Petersburg Russia22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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 lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualArizona, US -- rights & justice: 43 stories, carried by 66 outlets-Bloomington, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 36 stories, carried by 145 outletsKampala, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 26 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

● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 43 stories ● -Bloomington US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● West Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 7,881 stories · much less than usual (usually 51%) Rights & justice17% 3,091 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,812 stories · much more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,916 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 945 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Food & livelihood5% 884 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 580 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 487 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 killed4,594 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,508 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,469 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees334 at about three times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people displaced246 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations200 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.

● Angera little more than 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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.