← 6 Feb Sunday 7 February 2016 · to 23:59 UTC 8 Feb →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
25,966 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.

How to read these numbers →

Most of the day's attention went to building collapse in Taiwan, protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and rights and justice in Dosso. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 85 in 100 of its 1,288 stories, usually 24
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

1,096 of its 1,288 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (942 stories). Building collapse was named in 465 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

159 of its 376 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 41 of Colombo's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Rights & justice

Niger

69 of its 79 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Dosso accounted for 56 of Niger's 69 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Dosso stories →
Displacement

Türkiye

506 of its 677 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (223 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Haiti

113 of its 300 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 48 of Port-au-Prince's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (81 stories). Train derailment was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Czechia

100 of its 157 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Prague accounted for 90 of the Czechia's 100 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

89 of its 219 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 67 of Warsaw's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

187 of its 499 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

41 of its 129 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Hypothermia was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

461 of its 529 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Mogadishu accounted for 419 of Somalia's 461 stories about harm, carried by 353 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (206 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Malawi (36 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (67 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Haiti (52 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hypothermia in Bulgaria (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Honduras (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 24 the day before
25 in 10019 in 1009 Jan16 Jan23 Jan30 Jan7 Feb9 Jan: 23 in 10010 Jan: 22 in 10011 Jan: 19 in 10012 Jan: 19 in 10013 Jan: 20 in 10014 Jan: 20 in 10015 Jan: 20 in 10016 Jan: 23 in 10017 Jan: 25 in 10018 Jan: 21 in 10019 Jan: 20 in 10020 Jan: 21 in 10021 Jan: 20 in 10022 Jan: 21 in 10023 Jan: 24 in 10024 Jan: 24 in 10025 Jan: 21 in 10026 Jan: 20 in 10027 Jan: 20 in 10028 Jan: 20 in 10029 Jan: 21 in 10030 Jan: 22 in 10031 Jan: 22 in 1001 Feb: 20 in 1002 Feb: 19 in 1003 Feb: 19 in 1004 Feb: 20 in 1005 Feb: 20 in 1006 Feb: 24 in 1007 Feb: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 25,966 stories about harm among 122,186 counted on 7 Feb.

Read the day's briefing

Taiwan stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 122,186 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the news turned to Taiwan for the second day running. Mentions of building collapse ran about 5 times their usual in Taiwan's news. This week the news turned most often to Syria, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso97 in 100 of its 277 stories · usually 93 · mostly rights & justice Burundi90 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 83 · mostly conflict & violence Niger87 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Somalia87 in 100 of its 529 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia86 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 499 Cairo Egypt119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Washington US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 757 San Francisco US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Warsaw Poland67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSomaliland: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readJapan: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: 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: 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 lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readUS: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualVisakhapatnam, India -- disasters & accidents: 38 stories, carried by 31 outletsAmman, Jordan -- displacement: 41 stories, carried by 35 outletsGreat Falls, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsKinama, Burundi -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- disasters & accidents: 70 stories, carried by 98 outletsColerain, US -- rights & justice: 49 stories, carried by 59 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 98 stories, carried by 85 outletsDosso, Niger -- rights & justice: 56 stories, carried by 61 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

● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burkina Faso warmth about one and a half times usual ● Algeria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Visakhapatnam India about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 38 stories ● Amman Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 41 stories ● Great Falls US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Kinama Burundi about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Warsaw Poland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 70 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 7,508 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 6,197 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 4,955 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health11% 2,741 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,801 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,054 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 889 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 367 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 killed9,212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,779 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,351 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Taiwan and the US Stories reporting refugees1,078 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions628 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Burkina Faso Stories reporting people displaced250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations131 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Malaysia and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

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