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16,121 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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Landslides in Peru, violence in Nablus and protests in Tbilisi (Georgia) drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and Syria → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and Syria → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 76 in 100 of its 1,914 stories, usually 45
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

61 of its 88 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Camana accounted for 23 of Peru's 61 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Landslides were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Camana stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

69 of its 93 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Nablus accounted for 39 of Palestine's 69 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
Health

Indonesia

60 of its 149 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Türkiye

1,456 of its 1,914 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (542 stories). Extreme cold was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with cholera and hypothermia. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Syria

436 of its 573 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Aleppo accounted for 110 of Syria's 436 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Cholera was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with extreme cold and hypothermia. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 15 of Kashmir's 25 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

38 of its 56 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

25 of its 64 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

110 of its 322 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Brazil (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Syria (56 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Türkiye (122 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); poisoning in India (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); train derailment in US (135 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 16,121 stories about harm among 77,922 counted on 7 Feb.

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Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Peru's news. of the day's 77,922 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and Syria. A year earlier, on 7 February 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria76 in 100 of its 573 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Türkiye76 in 100 of its 1,914 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine74 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Peru69 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali68 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 671 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Beijing China31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 New York US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Paris France22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47

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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualWaterloo, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 30 outletsBurlington, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsKatsina, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 16 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 29 stories, carried by 74 outletsSentosa, Singapore -- health: 10 stories, carried by 25 outletsOregon, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 23 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 65 stories, carried by 58 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

● Waterloo Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Burlington US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Katsina Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,637 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Disasters & accidents25% 3,993 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice22% 3,504 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence9% 1,483 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood6% 904 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 575 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 445 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 324 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 killed4,597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,205 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting arrests1,606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,211 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting refugees353 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting people displaced318 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting evacuations167 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions80 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 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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