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33,403 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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Protests in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), violence in Pyongyang and illness in Kuala Lumpur drew the news. Malaysia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelarus 89 in 100 of its 114 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 75 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Kyrgyzstan

172 of its 211 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Bishkek accounted for 152 of Kyrgyzstan's 172 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 147 of Bishkek's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Kyrgyzstan over 30 days → its stories → Bishkek stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

221 of its 338 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Pyongyang accounted for 195 of North Korea's 221 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (186 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Health

Malaysia

1,217 of its 1,802 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 1,079 of Malaysia's 1,217 stories about harm, carried by 841 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (905 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.

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

India

1,774 of its 6,706 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (235 stories). Drownings were named in 104 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Russia

639 of its 1,732 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 438 of Moscow's 503 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (214 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

834 of its 1,028 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. 227 of Damascus' 404 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (371 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

102 of its 114 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Minsk accounted for 100 of Belarus' 102 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 99 of Minsk's 100 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

88 of its 110 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sweden

542 of its 814 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 352 of Stockholm's 365 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

630 of its 846 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (426 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Latvia (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Sudan (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Chile (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Jordan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Iraq (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 33,403 stories about harm among 141,228 counted on 26 Feb.

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Kyrgyzstan's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. of the day's 141,228 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Latvia's news mentioned snowstorms more than ten times as often as usual. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. A year earlier, on 27 February 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Libya, 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 →

Belarus89 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice Kyrgyzstan82 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Syria81 in 100 of its 1,028 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Azerbaijan80 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Niger80 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US439 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1479 Moscow Russia438 stories about protests or strikes, of its 503 Stockholm Sweden352 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 Damascus Syria227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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 lessUkraine: 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 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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 lessLebanon: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualRhode Island, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsOrange County, US -- conflict & violence: 118 stories, carried by 24 outletsUlverstone, Australia -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 76 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- shelter & services: 22 stories, carried by 13 outletsMansehra, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 17 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 274 stories, carried by 224 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- food & livelihood: 23 stories, carried by 108 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

● Kyrgyzstan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tonga warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nigeria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Rhode Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Orange County US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 118 stories ● Ulverstone Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 13 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 10,795 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 8,579 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Health17% 5,660 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 3,498 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,049 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,108 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 906 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Food & livelihood1% 408 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 killed10,289 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting arrests5,092 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,580 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected3,195 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting refugees651 at about half the usual rate · most about Sweden and the US Stories reporting abductions599 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations255 at about half the usual rate · most about Sweden and China Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Malaysia and Bangladesh

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
● 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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