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17,070 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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Protests in Athens (Greece), the earthquake in Nepal and people killed in Türkiye drew the news. Greece's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRomania 38 in 100 of its 242 stories, usually 17
RegionSouth Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Protests & strikes

Greece

106 of its 267 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Athens accounted for 69 of Greece's 106 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. 62 of Athens' 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Accidents were named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

50 of its 86 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

119 of its 266 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Flu was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Italy

184 of its 662 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Rome accounted for 132 of Italy's 184 stories about harm, carried by 315 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Flu was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Rome stories →
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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

53 of its 108 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 33 of Lebanon's 53 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times 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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Rights & justice

Romania

91 of its 242 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bucharest accounted for 62 of Romania's 91 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Mexico

170 of its 535 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

243 of its 680 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Congo

51 of its 66 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Meningitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

France

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with covid. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Kashmir (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in South Korea (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Romania (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in India (116 of its stories, more than ten 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 28 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 17,070 stories about harm among 96,821 counted on 28 Feb.

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Nepal's news mentioned the earthquake about 8 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 96,821 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Greece, 40% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. On 29 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo77 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Sudan66 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 650 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal58 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria55 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 761 Athens Greece62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Chicago US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Manhattan US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 New York US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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 readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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): 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsVerde Island, Philippines -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 31 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 84 stories, carried by 153 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 23 outletsLouisiana, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 39 stories, carried by 22 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- health: 10 stories, carried by 20 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 33 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

● North Waziristan Pakistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Verde Island Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 84 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 5,313 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice28% 4,658 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,762 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence11% 1,776 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 708 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 642 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 568 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 266 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 killed3,631 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,023 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,961 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured775 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions355 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations77 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the DR Congo

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.