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10,480 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 rights and justice in Tel Aviv, protests in Sofia (Bulgaria) and illness in Kosti. France's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Sudan → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostFrance 33 in 100 of its 463 stories, usually 13
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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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Rights & justice

Israel

534 of its 664 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Tel Aviv accounted for 240 of Israel's 534 stories about harm, carried by 556 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Train derailment was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Protests & strikes

Bulgaria

16 of its 40 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Sofia accounted for 15 of Bulgaria's 16 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 13 of Sofia's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories → Sofia stories →
Health

Sudan

Kosti accounted for 15 of Sudan's 24 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Kosti stories →
Conflict & violence

France

152 of its 463 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

29 of its 84 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Italy

92 of its 313 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Rome accounted for 62 of Italy's 92 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

29 of its 70 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

China

159 of its 872 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Rights & justice

Germany

163 of its 530 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Vatican City

17 of its 18 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in China (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Canada (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); rubella in US (24 of its stories, about three 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 22 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 10,480 stories about harm among 57,490 counted on 22 Feb.

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Sudan's news mentioned the cholera more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 57,490 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Sudan. It was the second day running that the news turned to Israel.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel80 in 100 of its 664 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Palestine58 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Sri Lanka41 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh40 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan38 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466 Tel Aviv Israel29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Munich Germany18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36 Berlin Germany18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Manhattan US16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 readRwanda: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualSwindon, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsKivu, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 30 outletsManila, Philippines -- health: 14 stories, carried by 17 outletsMunich, Germany -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 35 outletsPhilippine, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 10 outletsSan Francisco, US -- health: 38 stories, carried by 31 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

● Swindon UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Kivu Rwanda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Manila Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 3,018 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice29% 2,989 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,749 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 1,253 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 469 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 301 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 245 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 221 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 killed2,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured609 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions566 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees97 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting evacuations83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan

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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