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48,950 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 Monrovia (Liberia), violence in Kabul and deaths in Tegucigalpa drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBosnia 97 in 100 of its 219 stories, usually 37
RegionSouth Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Liberia

144 of its 219 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Monrovia accounted for 119 of Liberia's 144 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. 111 of Monrovia's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 131 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,109 of its 1,273 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kabul accounted for 578 of Afghanistan's 1,109 stories about harm, carried by 468 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (822 stories). Storms were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Honduras

229 of its 275 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 217 of Honduras' 229 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (224 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

154 of its 252 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yangon accounted for 107 of Myanmar's 154 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Bosnia

212 of its 219 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Srebrenica accounted for 202 of Bosnia's 212 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

49 of its 88 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Burundi

58 of its 69 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. 3 of Bujumbura's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

64 of its 183 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 22 of Lima's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories).

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Rights & justice

Argentina

61 of its 196 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

284 of its 691 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 118 of Athens' 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (70 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Ireland (174 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (57 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Fiji (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Hungary (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (20 of its stories, about 5 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 6 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 48,950 stories about harm among 249,635 counted on 6 Feb.

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In Liberia, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. Liberia's news mentioned outbreaks about three times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 7 February 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. of the day's 249,635 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia97 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan87 in 100 of its 1,273 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi84 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Honduras83 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 48 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria74 in 100 of its 1,017 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US451 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2428 Lagos Nigeria177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Aleppo Syria177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 424 Kabul Afghanistan155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 578 Bucharest Romania147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151

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 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: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 lessSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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 lessParaguay: 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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 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 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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 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 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBelarus: 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 lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNanjing, China -- health: 56 stories, carried by 56 outletsSuffolk, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 60 outletsLouisiana, US -- rights & justice: 101 stories, carried by 105 outletsIrvine, US -- conflict & violence: 126 stories, carried by 36 outletsMilan, Italy -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 21 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsBristol, UK -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 30 outletsDavao, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 17 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

● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nanjing China about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 56 stories ● Suffolk UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Louisiana US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 101 stories ● Irvine US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 126 stories ● Milan Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 15,228 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 9,800 stories · about as usual Health18% 8,803 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 7,047 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,571 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,126 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,499 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 885 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 killed12,599 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,515 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,386 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations309 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and China Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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