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15,759 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 rights and justice in Kremlin, violence in Port Moresby and landslides in Afghanistan. Russia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 78 in 100 of its 143 stories, usually 17
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Russia

639 of its 1,445 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kremlin accounted for 423 of Russia's 639 stories about harm, carried by 678 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Illness was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Kremlin stories →
Conflict & violence

Papua New Guinea

112 of its 143 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Port Moresby accounted for 46 of Papua New Guinea's 112 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Port Moresby stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

76 of its 147 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Landslides were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms, avalanche and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Taiwan

70 of its 166 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Kinmen accounted for 46 of Taiwan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

44 of its 66 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

19 of its 21 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Tunisia

21 of its 49 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Romania

28 of its 150 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Romania (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); house fires in Canada (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in US (108 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Australia (13 of its stories, about 5 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 19 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 15,759 stories about harm among 87,484 counted on 19 Feb.

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The news turned to Russia for the fourth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 87,484 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Afghanistan's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 19 February 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Russia's news was 44% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Papua New Guinea78 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 17 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 1,403 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 68 · mostly displacement Rwanda67 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kremlin Russia168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 423 Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Jerusalem Israel52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395 Sandeshkhali India46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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 readPakistan: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualDjibouti: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualIllinois, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsWindrush, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsExeter, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsBilawal, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsBeijing, China -- health: 52 stories, carried by 120 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 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

● Illinois US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Georgia US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Tripoli Libya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Windrush UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Exeter UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,496 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,883 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 2,685 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,144 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 755 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 636 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 515 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 363 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 killed4,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,662 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions539 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations107 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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