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17,142 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 news turned to plane crash in Canada, a disaster in Potosi and people injured in Guyana. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCanada 31 in 100 of its 3,252 stories, usually 17
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

1,014 of its 3,252 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Toronto accounted for 576 of Canada's 1,014 stories about harm, carried by 1,142 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Plane crash was named in 293 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and storms.

Canada over 30 days → its stories → Toronto stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bolivia

15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Potosi accounted for 14 of Bolivia's 15 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → Potosi stories →
Rights & justice

Guyana

27 of its 75 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Guyana over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

75 of its 101 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Australia

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (167 stories). Heatwave was named in 92 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with house fires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

57 of its 98 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kampala accounted for 37 of Uganda's 57 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Italy

148 of its 527 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Respiratory illness was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Morocco

23 of its 65 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

15 of its 23 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

33 of its 43 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Italy (58 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (92 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Ghana (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hypothermia in US (167 of its stories, about 4 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 18 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 17,142 stories about harm among 90,579 counted on 18 Feb.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 90,579 stories, as usual. Mentions of respiratory illness ran about 10 times their usual in Italy's news. In Canada, 31% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. A year earlier, on 19 February 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan74 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda71 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 732 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda58 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 646 Fraser Island Australia46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Manhattan US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Ulladulla Australia37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 Bhubaneswar India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45

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: 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: 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: 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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: 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: 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: 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 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsSouth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 19 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsMaine, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 17 outletsOklahoma, US -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 17 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 38 stories, carried by 15 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

● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● South Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,597 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,196 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 3,911 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence10% 1,638 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 835 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 634 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 589 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 447 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 killed3,629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,241 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting abductions372 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations214 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees137 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill23 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 softer 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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