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55,820 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 extreme cold in Taiwan, protests in Lahore (Pakistan) and the hunger in South Sudan. Taiwan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 68 in 100 of its 758 stories, usually 13
RegionOceania 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Taiwan

517 of its 758 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Taipei accounted for 442 of Taiwan's 517 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (446 stories). Extreme cold was named in 114 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

1,523 of its 2,855 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 704 of Lahore's 819 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (133 stories). Building collapse was named in 244 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Lahore stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

199 of its 233 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Shilluk accounted for 138 of South Sudan's 199 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (163 stories). Hunger was named in 158 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Shilluk stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

998 of its 2,947 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (345 stories). Avalanche was named in 496 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Kenya

544 of its 1,002 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 298 of Nairobi's 345 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (372 stories). Power cuts were named in 194 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

152 of its 193 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Bamako accounted for 119 of Mali's 152 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kashmir

164 of its 288 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 60 of Kulgam's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

27 of Banjul's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). HIV was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Portugal

120 of its 303 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (104 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

254 of its 489 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 98 of Alberto Fujimori's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (176 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Portugal (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Kenya (194 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (64 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Gambia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in China (142 of its stories, about 6 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 13 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 55,820 stories about harm among 253,633 counted on 13 Feb.

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Evacuations were reported at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece. 22 in every 100 of the day's 253,633 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Taiwan, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 13% is usual. South Sudan's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. On 14 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan85 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Mali79 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Iraq76 in 100 of its 697 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 1,626 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US751 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3023 Lahore Pakistan704 stories about protests or strikes, of its 819 Los Angeles US548 stories about protests or strikes, of its 835 Nairobi Kenya298 stories about protests or strikes, of its 345 Seoul South Korea182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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 readRwanda: 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 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 lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about twice its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualLos Angeles, US -- shelter & services: 835 stories, carried by 578 outletsOrange County, US -- conflict & violence: 113 stories, carried by 20 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 16 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 27 stories, carried by 28 outletsSouthport, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 20 outletsOttawa, Canada -- conflict & violence: 82 stories, carried by 176 outletsRamadi, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsMount Everest, Nepal -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 11 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

● Kyrgyzstan warmth about twice usual ● Tunisia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Los Angeles US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 835 stories ● Orange County US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 113 stories ● Tunis Tunisia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Southport Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 15,074 stories · much less than usual (usually 33%) Disasters & accidents21% 11,485 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence17% 9,539 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Health16% 9,000 stories · about as usual Displacement7% 3,981 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,952 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,822 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,090 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 killed14,944 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,587 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,013 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,439 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting evacuations2,743 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees1,952 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions409 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill50 at about the usual rate

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 softer 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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