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8,281 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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A disaster in Hatay, violence in Jerusalem and protests in Tehran (Iran) drew the news. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 75 in 100 of its 760 stories, usually 61
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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

Türkiye

570 of its 760 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Hatay accounted for 131 of Türkiye's 570 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Natural hazards were named in 73 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 → Hatay stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 49 of Iran's 72 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 36 of Tehran's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

UK

Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

New Zealand

71 of its 155 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, storms and power cuts.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nicaragua

44 of its 45 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Managua accounted for 20 of Nicaragua's 44 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets.

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Health

Cuba

15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Havana accounted for 11 of Cuba's 15 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

6 of its 6 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

20 of its 23 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

38 of its 117 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in US (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 8,281 stories about harm among 42,182 counted on 11 Feb.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Türkiye. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 42,182 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 11 February 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Türkiye, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 61% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Türkiye75 in 100 of its 760 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria73 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran55 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Israel53 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Merseyside UK58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Tehran Iran36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Jerusalem Israel23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSri 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: 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: 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: 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsPhoenix, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 41 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 17 outletsHyderabad, India -- health: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsTokyo, Japan -- health: 24 stories, carried by 43 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 20 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

● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Berlin Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Phoenix US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 35 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,319 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice26% 2,101 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 1,795 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence10% 783 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 439 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 314 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 238 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 160 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 killed2,215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,123 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting arrests1,022 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured618 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees158 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the UK Stories reporting people displaced132 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting evacuations49 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions46 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 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 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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