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64,950 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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The news turned to rights and justice in Caracas, violence in Adiake and protests in Alberto Fujimori (Peru). Venezuela's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCôte d’Ivoire 77 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 40
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Rights & justice

Venezuela

205 of its 338 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Caracas accounted for 162 of Venezuela's 205 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 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.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

143 of its 186 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Adiake accounted for 86 of Côte d’Ivoire's 143 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories → Adiake stories →
Health

Sweden

199 of its 615 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (49 stories). Ebola was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Central African Republic

98 of its 100 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Bangui accounted for 89 of the Central African Republic's 98 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

861 of its 1,064 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Kabul accounted for 528 of Afghanistan's 861 stories about harm, carried by 433 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (304 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

104 of its 159 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Quito accounted for 95 of Ecuador's 104 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

311 of its 656 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 170 of Harare's 209 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (76 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

38 of its 91 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Hurricane was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Russia

1,047 of its 3,240 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (26 stories). Drownings were named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with tornadoes.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Haiti (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Puerto Rico (23 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); bird flu in Latvia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Bangladesh (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in New Zealand (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 64,950 stories about harm among 299,303 counted on 8 Feb.

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Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Haiti's news. of the day's 299,303 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Venezuela stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 9 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 →

Central African Republic98 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 727 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 1,064 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia78 in 100 of its 1,438 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire77 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1730 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4611 Seattle US509 stories about protests or strikes, of its 867 San Francisco US282 stories about protests or strikes, of its 741 Dallas US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Moscow Russia215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 707

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessPhilippines: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: 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 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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 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 lessBrazil: 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 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 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): 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualMorobo, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- displacement: 35 stories, carried by 41 outletsSanta Clarita, US -- health: 103 stories, carried by 104 outletsOmaha, US -- health: 56 stories, carried by 53 outletsChennai, India -- disasters & accidents: 136 stories, carried by 140 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 26 outletsBouake, Côte d’Ivoire -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 44 outletsFort Mcmurray, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 13 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

● Portugal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Côte d’Ivoire warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Morobo South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 35 stories ● Santa Clarita US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 103 stories ● Omaha US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 56 stories ● Chennai India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 136 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 20,513 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 14,002 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Health19% 12,462 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents14% 8,725 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,622 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,363 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 2,110 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,128 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 killed14,871 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,127 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Austria Stories reporting abductions830 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations473 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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
● 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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