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11,148 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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Protests in Dakar (Senegal), violence in Beirut and landslides in the Philippines drew the news. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSenegal 70 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 24
RegionSouth Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

47 of its 67 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Dakar accounted for 39 of Senegal's 47 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 35 of Dakar's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

47 of its 90 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 35 of Lebanon's 47 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

105 of its 303 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Landslides were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with earthquake.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Hungary

42 of its 105 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Budapest accounted for 34 of Hungary's 42 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. 32 of Budapest's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

275 of its 365 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Gaza accounted for 243 of Palestine's 275 stories about harm, carried by 407 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

27 of its 37 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Grindavik accounted for 18 of Iceland's 27 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

34 of its 121 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Sudan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in US (141 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 11,148 stories about harm among 62,493 counted on 10 Feb.

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Senegal stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 62,493 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. On 10 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine75 in 100 of its 365 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel72 in 100 of its 780 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal70 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iran62 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Islamabad Pakistan48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Haldwani India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Dakar Senegal35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39 Sandeshkhali India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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 readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readTunisia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 166 outletsHertfordshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsLahore, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 63 stories, carried by 80 outletsPennsylvania, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsDurban, South Africa -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 35 outletsFlorida, US -- health: 42 stories, carried by 45 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsKatsina, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 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

● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Hertfordshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Lahore Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 63 stories ● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Durban South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,816 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,793 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,889 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,713 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 654 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 446 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 337 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 313 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 killed3,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced246 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations213 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 much 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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