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14,382 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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Violence in Gaza, illness in Rome and rights and justice in Dhaka drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostItaly 35 in 100 of its 713 stories, usually 19
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

150 of its 237 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Gaza accounted for 75 of Palestine's 150 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Health

Italy

252 of its 713 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Rome accounted for 219 of Italy's 252 stories about harm, carried by 702 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

59 of its 77 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Cholera was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

France

154 of its 707 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

24 of its 52 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Cyclone was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and flooding.

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Rights & justice

Nepal

39 of its 77 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Rights & justice

Afghanistan

56 of its 102 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Health

Vietnam

35 of its 148 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Fiji (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Jersey (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Sudan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Ireland (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in UK (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 14,382 stories about harm among 83,690 counted on 24 Feb.

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In Fiji's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 9 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 83,690 stories, below the usual 18. Palestine's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 53%. On 25 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan77 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 634 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda57 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti56 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 45 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 660 Hollywood US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Kyiv Ukraine26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 New York US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Dhaka Bangladesh22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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 readGuernsey: 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 usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualColorado Springs, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 23 stories, carried by 18 outletsFort Myers, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 34 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 110 stories, carried by 252 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 22 stories, carried by 12 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 34 stories, carried by 88 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 168 stories, carried by 287 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- displacement: 13 stories, carried by 23 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

● Colorado Springs US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Fort Myers US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Berlin Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 110 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 4,440 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice25% 3,537 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,147 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence13% 1,879 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 735 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 513 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 471 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 346 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 killed3,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,588 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured768 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions283 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced229 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about one and a half times 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 about as 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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