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53,476 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 Sirte (Libya), violence in Kabul and the drought in Haiti drew the news. Haiti's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFiji 88 in 100 of its 751 stories, usually 55
RegionOceania 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Libya

421 of its 499 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Sirte accounted for 214 of Libya's 421 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. 116 of Sirte's 214 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (240 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Sirte stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

456 of its 665 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 327 of Afghanistan's 456 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

93 of its 135 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 82 of Haiti's 93 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Drought was named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

326 of its 720 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (102 stories). Chikungunya was named in 86 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with dengue. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Uganda

299 of its 539 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kampala accounted for 222 of Uganda's 299 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. 135 of Kampala's 222 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

706 of its 1,137 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Pokhara accounted for 478 of Nepal's 706 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (366 stories). Landslides were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

619 of its 1,767 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Extreme cold was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

664 of its 751 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Dengue was named in 138 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Health

Cambodia

178 of its 243 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (133 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 106 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Displacement

Greece

1,026 of its 1,576 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Athens accounted for 849 of Greece's 1,026 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (882 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tuberculosis in Cambodia (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Chile (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Netherlands (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Niger (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Fiji (138 of its stories, about 9 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 24 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 53,476 stories about harm among 264,219 counted on 24 Feb.

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In Haiti's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 264,219 stories, as usual. Libya's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 67%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Fiji88 in 100 of its 751 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya84 in 100 of its 499 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia73 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 39 · mostly health Yemen72 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi72 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India372 stories about protests or strikes, of its 743 Washington US272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1970 Tel Aviv Israel159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Jerusalem Israel157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 668 New Orleans US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 989

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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 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 lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 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: 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: 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 lessJamaica: 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 lessIraq: 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 lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 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: 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 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 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: too little coverage to readHong 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 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 lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualLa Loche, Canada -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 48 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsGulf of Mexico, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsAllegheny County, US -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 23 outletsUttar Pradesh, India -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 30 outletsNkurunziza, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 27 outletsBahraich, India -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 15 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

● Bosnia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● La Loche Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Gulf of Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Allegheny County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Uttar Pradesh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 17,378 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 11,161 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents17% 8,696 stories · about as usual Health12% 6,431 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,373 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,291 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,889 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,148 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 killed16,197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,716 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,940 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions692 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced532 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations343 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill71 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France

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
● Griefa little less than 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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