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32,236 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 protests in Baghdad (Iraq), violence in Zagreb and rights and justice in Tirana. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Greece and Germany →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 76 in 100 of its 130 stories, usually 12
RegionOceania 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words 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

Baghdad accounted for 181 of Iraq's 308 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. 157 of Baghdad's 181 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

Croatia

99 of its 130 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Zagreb accounted for 95 of Croatia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Congo

116 of its 128 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

242 of its 348 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

205 of its 386 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Vietnam

99 of its 259 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

293 of its 787 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 42 of Mexico City's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ghana

122 of its 512 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Congo (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Italy (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (297 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Peru (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in China (34 of its stories, about 4 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 12 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 32,236 stories about harm among 144,009 counted on 12 Feb.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Greece and Germany. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 144,009 stories, as usual. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Congo's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Iraq. A year earlier, on 13 February 2016, 23 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 →

Albania94 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Congo91 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan84 in 100 of its 542 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela77 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 36 · mostly displacement Croatia76 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 12 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US381 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1245 Baghdad Iraq157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Paris France138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 361 Staten Island US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Delhi India124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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 lessPanama: 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 readNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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 lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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 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 lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTurkmenistan: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about twice its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 19 outletsMurshidabad, India -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsWolf Creek, Australia -- health: 18 stories, carried by 123 outletsLong Beach, US -- conflict & violence: 111 stories, carried by 23 outletsDutch Harbor, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsPortsmouth, UK -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsIa Drang, Vietnam -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 74 stories, carried by 153 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 75 stories, carried by 69 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

● Congo warmth about twice usual ● North Macedonia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jamaica warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Murshidabad India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Wolf Creek Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Long Beach US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 111 stories ● Dutch Harbor US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,272 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence20% 6,395 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 6,227 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health14% 4,398 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Displacement6% 2,006 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,976 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 874 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 512 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 killed8,777 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,033 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,034 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,427 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Germany Stories reporting refugees1,379 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,098 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Greece and Germany Stories reporting people displaced351 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting abductions218 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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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