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27,817 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 news turned to protests in Jerusalem (Israel), rights and justice in Macerata and evacuations in Puerto Rico. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 62 in 100 of its 1,266 stories, usually 17
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Israel

609 of its 1,105 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 429 of Israel's 609 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 219 of Jerusalem's 429 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories).

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Rights & justice

Italy

790 of its 1,266 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Macerata accounted for 670 of Italy's 790 stories about harm, carried by 695 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (721 stories).

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Macerata stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

71 of its 105 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Natural hazards were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

South Africa

302 of its 694 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 155 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Maldives

357 of its 443 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

176 of its 308 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Warsaw accounted for 135 of Poland's 176 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

37 of its 45 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 6 of Khartoum's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

184 of its 512 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 39 of Mexico City's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (59 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

884 of its 1,083 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 483 of Syria's 884 stories about harm, carried by 746 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

91 of its 213 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 21 of Jakarta's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Measles was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Finland (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Sudan (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Senegal (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Liberia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); measles in Indonesia (21 of its stories, about three 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 3 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 27,817 stories about harm among 126,371 counted on 3 Feb.

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Mentions of the drought ran about 4 times their usual in South Africa's news. of the day's 126,371 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Israel stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. On 3 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya82 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria82 in 100 of its 1,083 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives81 in 100 of its 443 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Costa Rica79 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice Puerto Rico68 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Afrin Syria141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Columbus US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Paris France99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Washington US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 728

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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 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: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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 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 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: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 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 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 lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualSpringfield, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsUtah, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 79 outletsVienna, Austria -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsMexico City, Mexico -- conflict & violence: 65 stories, carried by 60 outletsBeatrix, South Africa -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsGuelph, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 18 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 193 stories, carried by 151 outletsBerlin, Germany -- health: 64 stories, carried by 137 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

● Costa Rica warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Springfield US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Vienna Austria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Mexico City Mexico about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 65 stories ● Beatrix South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 8,428 stories · about as usual Health23% 6,334 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence22% 5,905 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents13% 3,426 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,255 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 877 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 666 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 419 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 killed8,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,993 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,154 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting people affected2,785 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions409 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations135 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia

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
● 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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