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9,137 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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Most of the day's attention went to the earthquake in Indonesia, illness in Kuala Lumpur and violence in Kyiv. Ukraine's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia → Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and India → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 66 in 100 of its 85 stories, usually 42
RegionCentral Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

56 of its 85 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Sumatra accounted for 26 of Indonesia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami, volcanic eruption and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Sumatra stories →
Health

Malaysia

103 of its 231 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 47 of Malaysia's 103 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Kuala Lumpur stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

1,566 of its 3,766 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kyiv accounted for 935 of Ukraine's 1,566 stories about harm, carried by 997 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (291 stories). Train derailment was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Protests & strikes

Greece

9 of Athens' 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Azerbaijan

21 of its 38 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Zimbabwe

33 of its 82 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Hong Kong

31 of its 47 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tsing Yi accounted for 14 of Hong Kong's 31 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

Romania

17 of its 37 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

China

154 of its 575 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

its stories →
Health

Singapore

32 of its 78 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in Australia (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in China (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in India (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 9,137 stories about harm among 40,185 counted on 27 Feb.

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Refugees were reported at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia. of the day's 40,185 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. It was the third day running that the news turned to Indonesia. On 27 February 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 6 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Indonesia66 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Vietnam46 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 38 · mostly health Malaysia45 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 31 · mostly health Philippines43 in 100 of its 341 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Afghanistan43 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 935 Moscow Russia126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Ottawa Canada32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 Wellington New Zealand21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: 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 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readIsrael: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 27 outletsTexas, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 29 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 28 outletsCairo, Egypt -- health: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 22 stories, carried by 10 outletsMedyka, Poland -- displacement: 12 stories, carried by 162 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- health: 14 stories, carried by 24 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 33 stories, carried by 11 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

● Sussex UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Texas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● California US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Cairo Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 3,474 stories · much less than usual (usually 50%) Conflict & violence18% 1,600 stories · much more than usual (usually 9%) Rights & justice15% 1,374 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents11% 957 stories · about as usual Displacement9% 791 stories · much more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services3% 295 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 289 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 272 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 killed2,250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,242 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting arrests711 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured648 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees409 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations280 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and India Stories reporting people displaced116 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions75 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about the usual rate

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 one and a half times 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?

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