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6,755 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 a disaster in Antakya, people injured in Niger and protests in Tehran (Iran). Türkiye's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostNew Zealand 53 in 100 of its 246 stories, usually 33
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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

562 of its 749 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Antakya accounted for 193 of Türkiye's 562 stories about harm, carried by 620 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Antakya stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

8 of its 9 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 30 of Iran's 58 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. 25 of Tehran's 30 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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

130 of its 246 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, power cuts and storm surge.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Syria

Damascus accounted for 65 of Syria's 202 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Argentina

14 of its 30 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

13 of its 24 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 8 of Tunis' 11 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

23 of its 25 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

18 of its 21 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 8 of Managua's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about three 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 12 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 6,755 stories about harm among 35,123 counted on 12 Feb.

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The news turned to Türkiye for the fifth day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 35,123 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 12 February 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Türkiye's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 62%. This week the news turned most often to Türkiye, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Türkiye75 in 100 of its 749 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria75 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran55 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice New Zealand53 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel45 in 100 of its 425 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Jerusalem Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Merseyside UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Tehran Iran25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 30 London UK20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: no storiesGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: no storiesLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: no storiesHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: no storiesEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: no storiesGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 30 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 75 in 100 of its 749 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 75 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 33 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 33 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 412 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 92 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 390 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 305 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 54 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 478 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 86 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 53 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 27 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kuwait: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 425 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 55 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominican Republic: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hong Kong: 35 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Argentina: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 41 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Türkiye 75 in 100 of its 749 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 75 in 100 of its 271 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● New Zealand 53 in 100 of its 246 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 55 in 100 of its 106 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 45 in 100 of its 425 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 41 in 100 of its 59 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 1,737 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents26% 1,708 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice23% 1,511 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 775 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 288 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 277 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 239 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 120 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 killed1,982 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected930 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting arrests833 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees112 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting people displaced107 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations47 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions35 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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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