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7,918 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 violence in Guayaquil, rights and justice in Bangkok and road crashes in Mexico. Ecuador's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCayman Islands 92 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 10
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

58 of its 86 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Guayaquil accounted for 31 of Ecuador's 58 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Guayaquil stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

66 of its 128 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Bangkok accounted for 47 of Thailand's 66 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

71 of its 221 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Namibia

51 of its 106 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Windhoek accounted for 46 of Namibia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Libya

23 of its 29 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kufra accounted for 19 of Libya's 23 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

19 of its 23 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

29 of its 44 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Damascus accounted for 18 of Syria's 29 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Landslides were named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

35 of its 105 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Power cuts were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in China (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Sri Lanka (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in US (36 of its stories, about 4 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 9 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 7,918 stories about harm among 44,763 counted on 9 Feb.

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In Ecuador, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 44,763 stories, below the usual 19. On 10 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Greece, on 6 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cayman Islands92 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 10 · mostly disasters & accidents Ecuador67 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 642 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 45 · mostly displacement Palestine57 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Los Angeles US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Dhaka Bangladesh30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Lagos Nigeria20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Windhoek Namibia16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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 lessJapan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readMalaysia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualBijapur, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsVancouver, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 55 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 40 outletsBelfast, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 21 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 29 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 22 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 10 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

● Bijapur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Nottingham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Chhattisgarh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories ● Belfast UK 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 →

Rights & justice26% 2,000 stories · about as usual Health23% 1,789 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents22% 1,713 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,249 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 368 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 259 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 209 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 192 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 killed1,961 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests958 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions359 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Thailand Stories reporting people displaced111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and Israel Stories reporting evacuations94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● Griefa little more 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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