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15,808 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 the avalanche in Tajikistan, rights and justice in Tunis and poisoning in Chile. Chile's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArgentina 44 in 100 of its 72 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Tajikistan

17 of its 18 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Avalanche was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tajikistan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Chile

29 of its 70 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 17 of Iraq's 31 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

New Zealand

182 of its 401 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Cyclone was named in 132 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Argentina

32 of its 72 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Drought was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.

its stories →
Health

North Korea

21 of its 44 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Pyongyang accounted for 14 of North Korea's 21 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Senegal

8 of its 13 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Panama

19 of its 42 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

57 of its 106 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kabul accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 57 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (132 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Argentina (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in US (478 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in UK (28 of its stories, about 6 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 16 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 15,808 stories about harm among 79,750 counted on 16 Feb.

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Tajikistan's news was 94% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 79,750 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 16 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Türkiye67 in 100 of its 661 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria65 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence New Zealand45 in 100 of its 401 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Peru43 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 573 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 New York US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Seoul South Korea22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42

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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualNorth Carolina, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsHollywood, US -- health: 195 stories, carried by 462 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 23 stories, carried by 29 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

● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Hollywood US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 195 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 5,005 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,522 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,123 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence10% 1,504 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood6% 866 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 768 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 502 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 251 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 killed3,852 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,626 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations159 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting refugees150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Africa and the US Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about Colombia and India

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 softer 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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