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32,845 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 Bogota (Colombia), violence in Cairo and illness in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Colombia →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 86 in 100 of its 437 stories, usually 32
RegionCentral Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

Colombia

376 of its 437 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bogota accounted for 283 of Colombia's 376 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. 272 of Bogota's 283 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories).

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

433 of its 612 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Cairo accounted for 340 of Egypt's 433 stories about harm, carried by 328 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (220 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Health

Malaysia

1,046 of its 1,630 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 956 of Malaysia's 1,046 stories about harm, carried by 729 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (590 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Kuala Lumpur stories →
Rights & justice

Gambia

220 of its 334 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Banjul accounted for 194 of the Gambia's 220 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Belarus

72 of its 93 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Minsk accounted for 71 of Belarus' 72 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. 71 of Minsk's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sweden

509 of its 1,006 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Avalanche was named in 155 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

700 of its 753 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mogadishu accounted for 597 of Somalia's 700 stories about harm, carried by 436 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (501 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mozambique

63 of its 75 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 54 of Maputo's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Belgium

60 of its 183 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories). Train derailment was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

89 of Harare's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Cyclone was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Belgium (36 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in Sweden (155 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Sudan (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Eritrea (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Philippines (56 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 32,845 stories about harm among 140,028 counted on 19 Feb.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Colombia. Colombia's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. of the day's 140,028 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. A year earlier, on 20 February 2016, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Malaysia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia93 in 100 of its 753 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia86 in 100 of its 437 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique84 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 453 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Belarus77 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dallas US369 stories about protests or strikes, of its 428 Bogota Colombia272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Washington US248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1346 Chennai India118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Kiev Ukraine101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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: too little coverage to readSri 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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 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: 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 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 readNorth 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 lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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 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: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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: 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 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about one and a half times its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAnbar, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsKurram Agency, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 21 outletsBerlin, Germany -- rights & justice: 97 stories, carried by 76 outletsCaqueta, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 73 stories, carried by 92 outletsKansas, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 23 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsBanjul, Gambia -- rights & justice: 194 stories, carried by 184 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 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

● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Zimbabwe warmth about one and a half times usual ● Albania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Anbar Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Kurram Agency Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Berlin Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 97 stories ● Caqueta Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 73 stories ● Kansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 10,043 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 8,399 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Health17% 5,455 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 4,614 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,707 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 986 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 935 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Food & livelihood1% 320 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 killed10,465 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting arrests4,832 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,305 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured3,091 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting evacuations967 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting refugees791 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about China and Japan

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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.