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61,183 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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The day's news pointed at violence in Paris, protests in Siem Reap (Cambodia) and refugees in Bangladesh. Cambodia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMauritius 72 in 100 of its 144 stories, usually 32
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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 →
Conflict & violence

France

1,818 of its 4,907 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Paris accounted for 1,651 of France's 1,818 stories about harm, carried by 1,158 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Hepatitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

105 of its 199 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 19 of Siem Reap's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Siem Reap stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

357 of its 690 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Cyclone was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

57 of its 179 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with wildfires.

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

Ukraine

688 of its 1,042 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Extreme cold was named in 130 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

1,013 of its 1,956 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 810 of Israel's 1,013 stories about harm, carried by 499 outlets. 460 of Jerusalem's 810 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (389 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Iceland

69 of its 120 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reykjavik accounted for 56 of Iceland's 69 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 52 of Reykjavik's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

112 of its 220 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 27 of Bogota's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,301 of its 3,053 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (194 stories). Power cuts were named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Guyana

97 of its 209 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Ukraine (130 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Syria (122 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Cameroon (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Russia (70 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 61,183 stories about harm among 277,397 counted on 3 Feb.

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Refugees were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 277,397 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran about 4 times their usual in Peru's news. In France, 37% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. On 4 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq75 in 100 of its 1,294 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 380 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Mauritius72 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria69 in 100 of its 1,284 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine66 in 100 of its 1,042 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1067 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4144 Berkeley US652 stories about protests or strikes, of its 954 Jerusalem Israel460 stories about protests or strikes, of its 810 Boston US297 stories about protests or strikes, of its 902 Harare Zimbabwe213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285

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 lessUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 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 lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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 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: 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 lessRussia: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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 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 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 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: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 readCzech 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: 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: 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 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 lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVanuatu: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualRasila, India -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsBogota, Colombia -- rights & justice: 52 stories, carried by 42 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsQuibdo, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 27 outletsCenterville, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 22 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 45 outletsBukidnon, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 13 outletsFlorida Keys, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 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

● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Papua New Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Angola warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Rasila India about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Bogota Colombia about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 52 stories ● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Quibdo Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Centerville US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 20,090 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 12,395 stories · about as usual Health17% 10,369 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 6,371 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Displacement8% 4,965 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,574 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,680 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,641 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 killed14,260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected11,162 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting arrests9,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees5,724 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured3,557 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions1,385 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations660 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced335 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little more than 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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