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53,890 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 protests in Nuevo Leon (Mexico), illness in Praia and people killed in North Korea. Nigeria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 82 in 100 of its 181 stories, usually 38
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

Mexico

891 of its 1,893 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 321 of Nuevo Leon's 333 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (488 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Nuevo Leon stories →
Health

Cape Verde

31 of its 33 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Praia accounted for 31 of Cape Verde's 31 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Ebola was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Cape Verde over 30 days → its stories → Praia stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

532 of its 1,214 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (156 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

1,059 of its 2,965 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (221 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Hong Kong

193 of its 436 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Mong Kok accounted for 174 of Hong Kong's 193 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 161 of Mong Kok's 174 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (116 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

469 of its 890 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 323 of Egypt's 469 stories about harm, carried by 310 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (162 stories). Train derailment was named in 142 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Senegal

148 of its 181 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dakar accounted for 120 of Senegal's 148 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

471 of its 820 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (198 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

88 of its 289 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Hurricane was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Health

Brazil

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Measles was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Fiji (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (41 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Egypt (142 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Peru (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in India (312 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 53,890 stories about harm among 265,169 counted on 11 Feb.

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Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Cape Verde's news. of the day's 265,169 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Senegal82 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Burundi80 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 83 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 2,737 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic69 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 547 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US745 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1052 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US741 stories about protests or strikes, of its 814 Aleppo Syria690 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1466 Washington US583 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1989 Nuevo Leon Mexico321 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: 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 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 lessSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: 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 lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: 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 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: 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 lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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 readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 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 lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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 lessBrazil: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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 lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualGuam: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about twice its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAligarh, India -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- food & livelihood: 101 stories, carried by 87 outletsCizre, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 99 stories, carried by 87 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsEdirne, Türkiye -- displacement: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- rights & justice: 47 stories, carried by 20 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 13 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Sweden warmth about twice usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burkina Faso warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Aligarh India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 101 stories ● Cizre Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 99 stories ● Quetta Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Edirne Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 19,426 stories · much more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence23% 11,990 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 6,691 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Health12% 6,527 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,042 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,960 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,707 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,413 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 killed14,901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,954 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions461 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations379 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmtha little more than 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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