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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
53,015 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 Athens (Greece), rights and justice in Kampala and people displaced in Fiji. 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.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Fiji and Greece → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFiji 89 in 100 of its 814 stories, usually 51
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Greece

770 of its 1,315 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Athens accounted for 529 of Greece's 770 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. 287 of Athens' 529 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (222 stories).

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

270 of its 452 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kampala accounted for 193 of Uganda's 270 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

724 of its 814 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Dengue was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kuwait

171 of its 304 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kuwait City accounted for 156 of Kuwait's 171 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (149 stories).

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

Ethiopia

106 of its 215 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 14 of Addis Ababa's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

569 of its 2,981 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 228 of Barcelona's 315 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cuba

230 of its 487 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Chikungunya was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with dengue.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

462 of its 1,373 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (144 stories). Accidents were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Mozambique

77 of its 115 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Drought was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Italy

418 of its 1,611 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Extreme cold was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Mozambique (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plague in Rwanda (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Peru (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Sierra Leone (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Cuba (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 53,015 stories about harm among 258,960 counted on 23 Feb.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 258,960 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Fiji and Greece. Mentions of the drought ran about 4 times their usual in Mozambique's news. In Greece, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Fiji89 in 100 of its 814 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi84 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Libya84 in 100 of its 319 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 2,204 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen68 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India633 stories about protests or strikes, of its 961 Washington US328 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2512 Athens Greece287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 529 Jerusalem Israel258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 643 Barcelona Spain228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315

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 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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 lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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 lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: 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 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 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: 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 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 readArgentina: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualNkurunziza, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 70 stories, carried by 72 outletsOdessa, US -- food & livelihood: 21 stories, carried by 32 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- conflict & violence: 315 stories, carried by 314 outletsLake Erie, Canada -- health: 37 stories, carried by 38 outletsHackleburg, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 143 stories, carried by 78 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsTegucigalpa, Honduras -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 19 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

● Rwanda warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Honduras warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nkurunziza Rwanda about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 70 stories ● Odessa US about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 21 stories ● Barcelona Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 315 stories ● Lake Erie Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories ● Hackleburg US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 16,198 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 13,421 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,311 stories · about as usual Health12% 6,294 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,616 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,078 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,931 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,372 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 killed16,984 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,571 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people injured4,180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,454 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Germany Stories reporting evacuations849 at about twice the usual rate · most about Fiji and Greece Stories reporting abductions547 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Libya and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced542 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Russia and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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