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17,912 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 earthquake in Greece, violence in Orebro and protests in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) drew the news. Sweden's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSweden 47 in 100 of its 399 stories, usually 18
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

157 of its 355 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Santorini accounted for 92 of Greece's 157 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Earthquake was named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami, volcanic eruption and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Santorini stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

186 of its 399 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Orebro accounted for 109 of Sweden's 186 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Orebro stories →
Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 7 of Dushanbe's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tajikistan over 30 days → its stories → Dushanbe stories →
Health

Taiwan

44 of its 138 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Respiratory illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Panama

41 of its 123 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 26 of the Panama Canal's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Congo

47 of its 63 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

16 of its 31 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 11 of Tbilisi's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

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Rights & justice

El Salvador

67 of its 116 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. San Salvador accounted for 37 of el Salvador's 67 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets.

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Health

Uganda

60 of its 117 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kampala accounted for 46 of Uganda's 60 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets.

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Health

Samoa

15 of its 30 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in South Africa (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Venezuela (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); house fires in UK (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in India (10 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 4 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 17,912 stories about harm among 99,597 counted on 4 Feb.

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The news turned to Greece for the third day running. Greece's news was 44% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 99,597 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 5 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan80 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda76 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Congo75 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 809 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1056 Los Angeles US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 San Francisco US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246

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 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: 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 readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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: 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 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 readNamibia: 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 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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 lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: 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: 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 lessChina: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsArizona, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsUttar Pradesh, India -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 22 stories, carried by 14 outletsKakamega, Kenya -- other: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsKano, Nigeria -- health: 15 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Uttar Pradesh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 22 stories ● Kakamega Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · other · 17 stories ● Harare Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,377 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice25% 4,470 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,189 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 2,137 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 792 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 675 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 525 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 374 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 killed3,903 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,071 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,747 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions330 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced204 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Congo Stories reporting refugees201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations81 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about the usual rate

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 about as 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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