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37,738 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 protests in Baghdad (Iraq), the earthquake in Taiwan and violence in Dinka. South Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 68 in 100 of its 275 stories, usually 11
RegionOceania 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

642 of its 891 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Baghdad accounted for 493 of Iraq's 642 stories about harm, carried by 324 outlets. 455 of Baghdad's 493 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (283 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

186 of its 275 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories). Earthquake was named in 160 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

205 of its 219 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Dinka accounted for 172 of South Sudan's 205 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (140 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Dinka stories →
Rights & justice

Paraguay

22 of its 23 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Paraguay over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

820 of its 1,296 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Farewell Spit accounted for 691 of New Zealand's 820 stories about harm, carried by 543 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (700 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

438 of its 733 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 262 of Espirito Santo's 272 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Panama

154 of its 318 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 12 of Panama City's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

1,769 of its 3,310 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,261 stories). Earthquake was named in 1,294 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption and tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

160 of its 231 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tripoli accounted for 117 of Libya's 160 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belarus

158 of its 228 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Minsk accounted for 156 of Belarus' 158 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (1294 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (153 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Bolivia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Israel (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Gabon (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 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 11 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 37,738 stories about harm among 161,667 counted on 11 Feb.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. In the Philippines' news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. On 12 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 23 today. 23 in every 100 of the day's 161,667 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan94 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 524 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Poland73 in 100 of its 823 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq72 in 100 of its 891 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Belarus69 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 12 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US638 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2325 Baghdad Iraq455 stories about protests or strikes, of its 493 Espirito Santo Brazil262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Paris France162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Ulster County US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGabon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 423 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as fearful as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Libya about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 485 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 642 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,569 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 8,406 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence19% 7,192 stories · about as usual Health15% 5,675 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,751 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,295 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 826 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 479 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 killed10,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,589 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,121 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting refugees1,162 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions703 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ireland and the US Stories reporting evacuations348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced339 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 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 much 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.