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49,687 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 Sitra (Bahrain), violence in Kampala and power cuts in the Dominican Republic drew the news. Uganda's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 88 in 100 of its 717 stories, usually 28
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

633 of its 717 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Sitra accounted for 537 of Bahrain's 633 stories about harm, carried by 448 outlets. 471 of Sitra's 537 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (602 stories).

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

Uganda

327 of its 590 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kampala accounted for 261 of Uganda's 327 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Displacement

Dominican Republic

86 of its 284 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Power cuts were named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Dominican Republic over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Belarus

45 of its 140 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iraq

687 of its 961 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 433 of Iraq's 687 stories about harm, carried by 393 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 10 times the usual rate (20 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

102 of its 134 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kidal accounted for 78 of Mali's 102 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

213 of its 483 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (152 stories). Flu was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Congo

62 of its 93 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 11 of the Congo River's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

310 of its 361 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Mogadishu accounted for 224 of Somalia's 310 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Chad

23 of its 73 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 7 of Ndjamena's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Puerto Rico (44 of its stories, about three times its usual); chikungunya in Colombia (79 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Tanzania (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); ebola in Guinea (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
24 in 10018 in 10018 Jan25 Jan1 Feb8 Feb16 Feb18 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 1008 Feb: 20 in 1009 Feb: 20 in 10010 Feb: 18 in 10011 Feb: 20 in 10012 Feb: 20 in 10013 Feb: 23 in 10014 Feb: 22 in 10015 Feb: 21 in 10016 Feb: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 49,687 stories about harm among 249,009 counted on 16 Feb.

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Bahrain stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 249,009 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the third day running, the news turned to Bahrain.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bahrain88 in 100 of its 717 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Somalia86 in 100 of its 361 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 2,991 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi80 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Mali76 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India625 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1051 Aleppo Syria600 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1419 Sitra Bahrain471 stories about protests or strikes, of its 537 Cairo Egypt304 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433 Washington US263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1858

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 53 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 38 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 55 in 100 of its 590 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 53 in 100 of its 998 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tonga: 79 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 43 in 100 of its 816 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 82 in 100 of its 2,991 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 29 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 86 in 100 of its 361 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 36 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 26 in 100 of its 1,342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)St Vincent: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 35 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 34 in 100 of its 2,997 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,615 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 2,682 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 38 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 76 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 32 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 57 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 33 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lesotho: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 62 in 100 of its 2,158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 1,464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 71 in 100 of its 961 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 30 in 100 of its 657 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea: 36 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 31 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 41 in 100 of its 1,136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Germany: 31 in 100 of its 1,999 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 31 in 100 of its 3,192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 33 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 53 in 100 of its 1,065 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominican Republic: 30 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Denmark: 26 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Croatia: 27 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 67 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 56 in 100 of its 297 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 31 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chad: 32 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 51 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 63 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 39 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 80 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brazil: 46 in 100 of its 1,129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bosnia: 34 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belgium: 44 in 100 of its 483 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belarus: 32 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 522 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahrain: 88 in 100 of its 717 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahamas: 35 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 60 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 429 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 1,464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 1,464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 1,464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jersey: 30 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nauru: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Bahrain 88 in 100 of its 717 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 82 in 100 of its 2,991 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 86 in 100 of its 361 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 71 in 100 of its 961 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 62 in 100 of its 2,158 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Mali 76 in 100 of its 134 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 14,736 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 12,822 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents14% 7,042 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Health12% 5,622 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,209 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,098 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,851 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,396 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 killed15,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,482 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,915 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,392 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Egypt and Greece Stories reporting people displaced865 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting abductions654 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations225 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill113 at about the usual rate

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.