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41,089 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 Sitra (Bahrain), violence in Azaz and the hurricane in Puerto Rico. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 81 in 100 of its 486 stories, usually 20
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

396 of its 486 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Sitra accounted for 374 of Bahrain's 396 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. 274 of Sitra's 374 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (340 stories).

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Sitra stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

2,372 of its 2,801 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Azaz accounted for 1,494 of Syria's 2,372 stories about harm, carried by 875 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Azaz stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

91 of its 133 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Hurricane was named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Rwanda

71 of its 155 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Ukraine

203 of its 459 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 124 of Crimea's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

156 of its 333 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 71 of Pulwama's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

142 of its 203 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kerawa accounted for 113 of Cameroon's 142 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burundi

172 of its 193 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Bujumbura accounted for 133 of Burundi's 172 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

77 of its 192 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

834 of its 1,321 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 214 of Ramallah's 399 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (144 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in Venezuela (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Angola (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 41,089 stories about harm among 198,166 counted on 15 Feb.

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In Bahrain, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 198,166 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bahrain. In Puerto Rico's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 7 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi89 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Syria85 in 100 of its 2,801 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain81 in 100 of its 486 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice Somalia79 in 100 of its 378 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon70 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Azaz Syria625 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1494 Delhi India512 stories about protests or strikes, of its 964 Sitra Bahrain274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374 Ramallah Palestine214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 Washington US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1791

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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: too little coverage to readSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readRussia: 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 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 readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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 readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: 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: 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 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 readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 lessBulgaria: 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 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 lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualCayman Islands: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualColorado Springs, US -- conflict & violence: 49 stories, carried by 50 outletsAtlantic City, US -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 23 outletsBucharest, Romania -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 35 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 188 stories, carried by 155 outletsGohpur, India -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsGrand Cayman, Cayman Islands -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 75 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 199 stories, carried by 147 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 29 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

● Croatia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belarus warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Colorado Springs US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 49 stories ● Atlantic City US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Bucharest Romania about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 34 stories ● Peshawar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 188 stories ● Gohpur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,577 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence28% 11,203 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,261 stories · about as usual Health11% 4,483 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,749 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,723 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,448 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,023 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 killed12,777 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,536 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,227 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Germany Stories reporting people displaced686 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting abductions370 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting evacuations286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill144 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq

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 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?

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