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15,539 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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The day's news pointed at evacuations in Türkiye, protests in Jammu (Kashmir) and people displaced in Somalia. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 73 in 100 of its 1,478 stories, usually 53
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

1,083 of its 1,478 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Hypothermia was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kashmir

43 of its 82 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jammu accounted for 25 of Kashmir's 43 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. 13 of Jammu's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

36 of its 44 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. It drew 15 stories, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Syria

420 of its 548 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Aleppo accounted for 103 of Syria's 420 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

14 of its 29 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

23 of its 61 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

9 of its 18 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 4 of Algiers' 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

269 of its 944 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Peru (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Brazil (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Spain (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Syria (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 15,539 stories about harm among 79,704 counted on 8 Feb.

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On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 79,704 stories, as usual. On 8 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today. In Türkiye, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria77 in 100 of its 548 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Türkiye73 in 100 of its 1,478 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine65 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir52 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Peru52 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 737 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Beijing China30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Jerusalem Israel20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 New York US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint 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 usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualOhio River, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 96 outletsDelaware, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsWaterloo, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 33 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 14 stories, carried by 28 outletsRome, Italy -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 25 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 44 stories, carried by 109 outletsBerlin, Germany -- health: 20 stories, carried by 19 outletsLanarkshire, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 13 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

● Ohio River US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Delaware US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Waterloo Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,650 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Disasters & accidents23% 3,486 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice23% 3,474 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,340 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood6% 936 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 570 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 543 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 295 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 killed4,182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees242 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting people displaced206 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting evacuations105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about Mexico 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 about as 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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