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8,204 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 violence in Siem Reap, rights and justice in Tel Aviv and illness in Rome. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 45 in 100 of its 407 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 25 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

Cambodia

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Siem Reap accounted for 10 of Cambodia's 13 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Siem Reap stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

414 of its 586 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Tel Aviv accounted for 96 of Israel's 414 stories about harm, carried by 390 outlets. Illness was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Health

Italy

185 of its 407 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Rome accounted for 140 of Italy's 185 stories about harm, carried by 352 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Sudan

43 of its 50 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

114 of its 175 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Gaza accounted for 56 of Palestine's 114 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

France

133 of its 341 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

20 of its 38 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Health

Belgium

8 of its 23 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Rights & justice

Panama

11 of its 37 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Fiji (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Sudan (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Germany (20 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 23 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 8,204 stories about harm among 46,088 counted on 23 Feb.

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Cambodia's news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 46,088 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Fiji's news mentioned heavy rain about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 24 February 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Italy, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan86 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 586 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Palestine65 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Vatican City55 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Argentina51 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 28 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Berlin Germany25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Gaza Palestine16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Tel Aviv Israel13 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Jerusalem Israel11 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: 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: 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 Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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: 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 lessJapan: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAksai 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readSomalia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMerseyside, UK -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsMunich, Germany -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 58 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsTexas, US -- health: 32 stories, carried by 38 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 123 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

● Merseyside UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Munich Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Nottingham UK 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% 2,318 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 1,972 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,313 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 1,272 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 401 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 293 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 237 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 190 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 killed1,845 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions353 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced164 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations49 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill25 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.

● Angera little more than 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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