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38,417 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 Sanaa (Yemen), violence in Brussels and rights and justice in Akobo drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelgium 66 in 100 of its 762 stories, usually 26
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Yemen

177 of its 208 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sanaa accounted for 148 of Yemen's 177 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 101 of Sanaa's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

503 of its 762 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Brussels accounted for 494 of Belgium's 503 stories about harm, carried by 447 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (267 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Rights & justice

South Sudan

217 of its 244 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Akobo accounted for 166 of South Sudan's 217 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (172 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Akobo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Benin

39 of its 58 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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

Syria

1,028 of its 1,262 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. 222 of Idlib's 432 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (467 stories). Poisoning was named in 131 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms. 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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Rights & justice

Chile

351 of its 712 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Santiago accounted for 332 of Chile's 351 stories about harm, carried by 355 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (321 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

75 of its 143 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Hunger was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Albania

26 of its 49 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 16 of Tirana's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Paraguay

40 of its 51 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Asuncion accounted for 39 of Paraguay's 40 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).

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Rights & justice

Maldives

529 of its 759 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Philippines (218 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Albania (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 38,417 stories about harm among 201,031 counted on 5 Feb.

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The Philippines' news mentioned the dengue more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Yemen. A year earlier, on 5 February 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 201,031 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan89 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Yemen85 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 1,262 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Paraguay78 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 15 · mostly conflict & violence Libya73 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Idlib Syria222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 432 Damascus Syria178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Nairobi Kenya148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 964 Philadelphia US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 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 readTanzania: 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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 lessMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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 lessAlbania: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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: 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualJamestown, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 29 stories, carried by 30 outletsVermont, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsGossi, Mali -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 13 outletsVienna, Austria -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMilan, Italy -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 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

● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jamestown US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 29 stories ● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Gossi Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Vienna Austria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,073 stories · about as usual Health20% 7,723 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 6,989 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,087 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,869 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 1,289 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 948 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 787 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 killed11,900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,334 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees679 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions554 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations216 at about half the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half 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 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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