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14,990 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 news turned to a disaster in Hatay, violence in Kyiv and people killed in Puerto Rico. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBrazil 46 in 100 of its 185 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Türkiye

447 of its 590 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Hatay accounted for 257 of Türkiye's 447 stories about harm, carried by 487 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (222 stories). Cholera was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. 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.

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

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 249 of Ukraine's 403 stories about harm, carried by 574 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

30 of its 47 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Meningitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Madagascar

39 of its 42 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Mananjary accounted for 27 of Madagascar's 39 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Storms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts and drownings.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

86 of its 185 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Landslides were named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

29 of its 34 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Iran

Tehran accounted for 43 of Iran's 100 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mauritius

16 of its 23 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Cyclone was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Cyclone was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Brazil (57 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Mauritius (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Mozambique (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in Madagascar (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (39 of its stories, more than ten 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 21 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 14,990 stories about harm among 74,935 counted on 21 Feb.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 74,935 stories, as usual. On 21 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria77 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Türkiye76 in 100 of its 590 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Malawi57 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Iran51 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Palestine49 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

New York US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Washington US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 368 Jerusalem Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Chicago US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 31 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 53 outletsAthens, Greece -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 27 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 24 outletsAllentown, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsColchester, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 22 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

● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Athens Greece about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Beirut Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Allentown US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 4,571 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,248 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,096 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence12% 1,771 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 669 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 598 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 555 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 269 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 killed3,604 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees258 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Hong Kong

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
● Griefa little less than 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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