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35,880 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 landslides in Bosnia, people killed in Armenia and protests in Seoul (South Korea). Armenia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 76 in 100 of its 160 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Bosnia

195 of its 202 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sarajevo accounted for 191 of Bosnia's 195 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (189 stories). Landslides were named in 189 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Sarajevo stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

140 of its 284 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (122 stories). Outbreaks were named in 113 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

167 of its 428 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 125 of Seoul's 144 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 113 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Health

Malaysia

1,362 of its 2,300 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 1,255 of Malaysia's 1,362 stories about harm, carried by 963 outlets. Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with ebola, flu and measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Kuala Lumpur stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,917 of its 2,287 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Damascus accounted for 966 of Syria's 1,917 stories about harm, carried by 671 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,602 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

386 of its 573 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Cairo accounted for 261 of Egypt's 386 stories about harm, carried by 353 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (181 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

301 of its 625 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 56 of Matobo's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

99 of its 239 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

559 of its 1,514 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (436 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

83 of its 193 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 35 of Beirut's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in South Sudan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Sierra Leone (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Canada (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); train derailment in India (53 of its stories, about 4 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 25 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 35,880 stories about harm among 161,870 counted on 25 Feb.

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Bosnia's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 161,870 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 26 February 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Bosnia's news was 97% about people being harmed, against a usual 71%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia97 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria84 in 100 of its 2,287 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq83 in 100 of its 1,173 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti76 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 38 · mostly health Yemen71 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US585 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2132 Damascus Syria336 stories about protests or strikes, of its 966 Manila Philippines200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Las Vegas US188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Rio de Janeiro Brazil169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 readSpain: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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 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 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 readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 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 lessKenya: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 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 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 lessBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 one and a half times its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBosnia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOrange County, US -- conflict & violence: 128 stories, carried by 30 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 966 stories, carried by 671 outletsNouakchott, Mauritania -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsCape May, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsShiv, India -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsAnbar, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsKirkuk, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 26 outletsAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bosnia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Zimbabwe warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Orange County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 128 stories ● Damascus Syria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 966 stories ● Nouakchott Mauritania about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Cape May US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Shiv India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 11,906 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 8,881 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health19% 6,693 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 3,917 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,727 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,011 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 646 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Food & livelihood2% 558 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 killed10,199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,256 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured2,670 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees487 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced420 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting abductions270 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill36 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 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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