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64,753 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 people killed in Chad, a disaster in Havana and people displaced in Budapest. Chad's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEl Salvador 86 in 100 of its 93 stories, usually 25
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Conflict & violence

Chad

71 of its 102 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (59 stories). Hepatitis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

174 of its 396 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Havana accounted for 156 of Cuba's 174 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (153 stories). Ebola was named in 149 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Displacement

Hungary

168 of its 312 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Budapest accounted for 142 of Hungary's 168 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Syria

1,327 of its 1,647 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (422 stories). Extreme cold was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sweden

403 of its 939 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Malaria was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Displacement

Kenya

549 of its 1,222 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (242 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

989 of its 2,926 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (219 stories). Drownings were named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Haiti

81 of its 158 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Cholera was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

102 of its 299 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Hurricane was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Haiti (58 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Japan (208 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Puerto Rico (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Mexico (109 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Sweden (98 of its stories, more than ten 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 9 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 64,753 stories about harm among 298,928 counted on 9 Feb.

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In Chad, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 298,928 stories, as usual. Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Cuba's news. A year earlier, on 10 February 2016, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

El Salvador86 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 25 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 1,042 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia81 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Syria81 in 100 of its 1,647 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 468 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3907 Phoenix US668 stories about protests or strikes, of its 891 San Francisco US475 stories about protests or strikes, of its 807 Dallas US352 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433 Cape Town South Africa193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266

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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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 readSlovenia: 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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 readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessJamaica: 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 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 lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: 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 usualUganda: warmth about its own usualThailand: 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 usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMacao: warmth about its own usualPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- health: 36 stories, carried by 35 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsWarszawa, Poland -- health: 66 stories, carried by 65 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsKnottsville, US -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsChennai, India -- rights & justice: 80 stories, carried by 52 outletsLa Loche, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 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

● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Chad warmth about one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual ● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Port-au-Prince Haiti about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Warszawa Poland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 66 stories ● Bangui Central African Republic about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Knottsville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 20,925 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 11,727 stories · about as usual Health18% 11,297 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 10,440 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,948 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,616 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,587 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 998 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 killed14,672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests9,396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions706 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations345 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about half 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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