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57,852 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 violence in Algiers, power cuts in Mozambique and volcanic eruption in North Korea. Algeria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 71 in 100 of its 161 stories, usually 19
RegionCentral Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

76 of its 101 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Algiers accounted for 65 of Algeria's 76 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (74 stories). Plague was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

135 of its 155 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Inhambane accounted for 75 of Mozambique's 135 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Power cuts were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Inhambane stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

305 of its 564 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Pyongyang accounted for 258 of North Korea's 305 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (162 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche.

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

Kazakhstan

102 of its 184 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Almaty accounted for 78 of Kazakhstan's 102 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (91 stories). Avalanche was named in 90 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

780 of its 946 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Baghdad accounted for 384 of Iraq's 780 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (292 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

256 of its 301 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Sanaa accounted for 178 of Yemen's 256 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

2,791 of its 3,688 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (910 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Netherlands

293 of its 782 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (225 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

19 of its 34 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 6 of Managua's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Tanzania (121 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Kazakhstan (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (38 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in China (197 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Brazil (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 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 17 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 57,852 stories about harm among 273,063 counted on 17 Feb.

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Algeria's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 273,063 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Tanzania's news mentioned HIV about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 18 February 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique87 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen85 in 100 of its 301 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq82 in 100 of its 946 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 484 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan76 in 100 of its 3,688 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US670 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2978 Chicago US303 stories about protests or strikes, of its 512 Sehwan Pakistan295 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1086 Miami US290 stories about protests or strikes, of its 432 Islamabad Pakistan279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 746

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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 lessSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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 lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: 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 lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 lessJamaica: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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 lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: 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 usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDarfur, Sudan -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsChoco, Colombia -- displacement: 18 stories, carried by 11 outletsGreat Wall, China -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsOhio, US -- health: 76 stories, carried by 76 outletsMunich, Germany -- conflict & violence: 144 stories, carried by 174 outletsTexas, US -- health: 215 stories, carried by 250 outletsPrince Edward Island, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsNangarhar, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 43 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

● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Choco Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 18 stories ● Great Wall China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 76 stories ● Munich Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 144 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 17,969 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 12,733 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Health18% 10,441 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 8,043 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,094 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,882 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,860 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Food & livelihood2% 921 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 killed16,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests9,405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,419 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured4,737 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,246 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting refugees1,055 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda Stories reporting people displaced546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions403 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India 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
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little more than 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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