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58,075 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 violence in Seoul, wildfires in New Zealand and abductions in Guatemala. Guatemala's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and New Zealand →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMoldova 81 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 14
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

South Korea

730 of its 1,633 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Seoul accounted for 598 of South Korea's 730 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (586 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

582 of its 1,824 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (223 stories). Wildfires were named in 144 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with helicopter crash. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Guatemala

217 of its 260 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mozambique

90 of its 106 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Cyclone was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and storm surge.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

679 of its 1,390 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (538 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Dominican Republic

115 of its 221 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ecuador

66 of its 108 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Quito accounted for 59 of Ecuador's 66 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (63 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,113 of its 2,061 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (717 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 →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

97 of its 183 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kigali accounted for 84 of Rwanda's 97 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Mozambique (70 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Libya (105 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in Latvia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in China (127 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in Germany (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 58,075 stories about harm among 291,673 counted on 15 Feb.

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In South Korea, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and New Zealand. 20 in every 100 of the day's 291,673 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 16 February 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique85 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Guatemala83 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Moldova81 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 14 · mostly conflict & violence Congo81 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Yemen78 in 100 of its 292 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US941 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3202 Jakarta Indonesia236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 Lahore Pakistan180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 508 Phoenix US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Nairobi Kenya130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: 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 readOman: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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 lessMexico: 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: 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: 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 lessLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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 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 lessIran: 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 lessHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 lessBahrain: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: 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: 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 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 readTunisia: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: 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 usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRhode Island, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsGreensburg, US -- health: 81 stories, carried by 81 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 27 outletsRamapuram, India -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 26 outletsKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 28 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 166 stories, carried by 139 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 15 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

● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Liberia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Rhode Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Greensburg US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 81 stories ● Quetta Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● Ramapuram India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 17,091 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Health21% 11,832 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence19% 11,097 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,287 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,094 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,919 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,038 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,707 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 killed15,602 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,661 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,926 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured3,477 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations1,567 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting refugees1,471 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions509 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill84 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Papua New Guinea

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 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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