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10,722 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Beirut (Lebanon), people displaced in Villach and rights and justice in Jerusalem. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAustria 51 in 100 of its 109 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

62 of its 97 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Beirut accounted for 54 of Lebanon's 62 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 35 of Beirut's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Displacement

Austria

56 of its 109 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Villach accounted for 46 of Austria's 56 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Villach stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

495 of its 614 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Jerusalem accounted for 212 of Israel's 495 stories about harm, carried by 616 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (284 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Italy

74 of its 291 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Respiratory illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Germany

247 of its 716 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Munich accounted for 187 of Germany's 247 stories about harm, carried by 366 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

51 of its 114 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 27 of Iran's 51 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 16 of Tehran's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

25 of its 66 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Health

Argentina

26 of its 75 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

113 of its 180 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 74 of Palestine's 113 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Brazil (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (79 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 10,722 stories about harm among 55,977 counted on 15 Feb.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Lebanon. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 55,977 stories, as usual. On 16 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today. In Lebanon, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel81 in 100 of its 614 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon64 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Austria51 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 17 · mostly displacement Iran45 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 449 Jerusalem Israel53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Munich Germany42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Beirut Lebanon35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 San Francisco US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessTaiwan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 54 stories, carried by 108 outletsPort Talbot, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 73 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsNew Mexico, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsBerlin, Germany -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 25 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 68 stories, carried by 167 outletsMunich, Germany -- rights & justice: 187 stories, carried by 366 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 27 stories, carried by 35 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

● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Beirut Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 54 stories ● Port Talbot UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 10 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● New Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Berlin Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 3,101 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health27% 2,807 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,080 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,195 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 508 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 382 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 260 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 213 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 killed2,194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions525 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 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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