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62,704 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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Violence in Cairo, illness in Pyongyang and drownings in Libya drew the news. Egypt's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 72 in 100 of its 842 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

420 of its 761 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Cairo accounted for 314 of Egypt's 420 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (96 stories). Hepatitis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

North Korea

608 of its 842 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Pyongyang accounted for 485 of North Korea's 608 stories about harm, carried by 433 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (487 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

345 of its 413 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tripoli accounted for 194 of Libya's 345 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (24 stories). Drownings were named in 106 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Gambia

146 of its 257 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Banjul accounted for 103 of the Gambia's 146 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Malaysia

977 of its 1,889 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 852 of Malaysia's 977 stories about harm, carried by 658 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (10 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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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

86 of its 197 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 53 of Manama's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

357 of its 1,092 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 173 of Manaus' 239 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Tonga

94 of its 104 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

89 of its 146 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and flu. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Haiti

110 of its 173 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in South Sudan (58 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (114 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Nicaragua (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Palestine (83 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 22 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 62,704 stories about harm among 291,593 counted on 22 Feb.

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South Sudan's news mentioned the drought about 5 times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 291,593 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Egypt, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. On 23 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga90 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 31 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Libya84 in 100 of its 413 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria80 in 100 of its 1,273 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia77 in 100 of its 501 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea72 in 100 of its 842 stories · usually 26 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US967 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3544 London UK658 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1502 Morton County US515 stories about protests or strikes, of its 521 Ketchikan US348 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 Dallas US332 stories about protests or strikes, of its 515

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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 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: 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 readMauritius: 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: 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: 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 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 lessIsrael: 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 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSenegal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about twice its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualDjibouti: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualWyoming, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsWildwood, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 22 outletsLugansk, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 42 outletsJalalabad, Afghanistan -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsDakar, Senegal -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 22 outletsPeterborough, UK -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 25 outletsBanjul, Gambia -- rights & justice: 103 stories, carried by 94 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

● Netherlands warmth about twice usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Senegal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Wyoming US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Wildwood US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Lugansk Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Jalalabad Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Dakar Senegal about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 23,161 stories · much more than usual (usually 32%) Health19% 11,716 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 10,722 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents14% 8,341 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,756 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,840 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 1,670 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,469 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 killed15,723 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests9,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,077 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,486 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees1,876 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting evacuations1,161 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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