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59,703 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 protests in Conakry (Guinea), a disaster in Tripoli and rights and justice in Lisbon. Haiti's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuinea 91 in 100 of its 242 stories, usually 43
RegionOceania 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

220 of its 242 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Conakry accounted for 200 of Guinea's 220 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. 158 of Conakry's 200 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (202 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

874 of its 995 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tripoli accounted for 588 of Libya's 874 stories about harm, carried by 460 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (691 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Rights & justice

Portugal

166 of its 342 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Lisbon accounted for 140 of Portugal's 166 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (141 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Health

Haiti

157 of its 239 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (138 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 121 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Malaysia

1,021 of its 1,836 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 937 of Malaysia's 1,021 stories about harm, carried by 657 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (698 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.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,272 of its 2,228 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (46 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

281 of its 567 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

677 of its 1,337 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 176 of Stockholm's 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories).

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Food & livelihood

Sudan

161 of its 218 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

1,094 of its 4,021 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (117 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in Laos (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Panama (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Albania (16 of its stories, more than ten 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 21 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 59,703 stories about harm among 271,141 counted on 21 Feb.

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In Haiti's news, mentions of tuberculosis ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 271,141 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Guinea. In Guinea, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual. On 22 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi92 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 69 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Guinea91 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Libya88 in 100 of its 995 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen74 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Sudan74 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 52 · mostly food & livelihood

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US565 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3083 Chicago US388 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1002 London UK304 stories about protests or strikes, of its 815 Stockholm Sweden176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Conakry Guinea158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200

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 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: 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 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 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: 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 readNetherlands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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 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 lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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 readAlbania: 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 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about one and a half times its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPittsburg County, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsJalalabad, Afghanistan -- disasters & accidents: 99 stories, carried by 109 outletsSioux Falls, US -- health: 57 stories, carried by 63 outletsTianjin, China -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 20 stories, carried by 17 outletsCambridgeshire, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 33 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 110 stories, carried by 38 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

● Chile warmth about one and a half times usual ● Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Algeria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Senegal warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Pittsburg County US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Jalalabad Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 99 stories ● Sioux Falls US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 57 stories ● Tianjin China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 20 stories ● Cambridgeshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 18,071 stories · about as usual Health20% 11,748 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents18% 10,664 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence18% 10,433 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,359 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,731 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 1,491 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,260 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 killed17,776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,574 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured3,675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,569 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations1,434 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced631 at about the usual rate 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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