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45,261 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 day's news pointed at protests in Idlib (Syria), the earthquake in Taiwan and violence in Mogadishu. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 64 in 100 of its 978 stories, usually 13
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Syria

1,341 of its 1,647 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Idlib accounted for 645 of Syria's 1,341 stories about harm, carried by 369 outlets. 393 of Idlib's 645 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (356 stories). Snowstorms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

626 of its 978 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Hualien accounted for 556 of Taiwan's 626 stories about harm, carried by 716 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 563 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Hualien stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

180 of its 229 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mogadishu accounted for 135 of Somalia's 180 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Rights & justice

Maldives

917 of its 1,130 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (668 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Honduras

82 of its 96 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Choloma accounted for 67 of Honduras' 82 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 67 of Choloma's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

101 of its 157 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kigali accounted for 80 of Rwanda's 101 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. 75 of Kigali's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

302 of its 575 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jakarta accounted for 249 of Indonesia's 302 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Heavy rain was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Ethiopia

134 of its 227 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

178 of its 219 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

423 of its 971 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (271 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: norovirus in South Korea (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (90 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Denmark (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 45,261 stories about harm among 226,368 counted on 6 Feb.

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20 in every 100 of the day's 226,368 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 6 February 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras85 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Syria81 in 100 of its 1,647 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives81 in 100 of its 1,130 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Somalia79 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Idlib Syria393 stories about protests or strikes, of its 645 Washington US228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1325 Ghouta Syria141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 London UK134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1178 Warsaw Poland113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278

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 lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 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: 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 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 lessSouth 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 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessMalawi: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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 readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 readBarbados: 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 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualPyeongchang, South Korea -- health: 87 stories, carried by 97 outletsBurlington, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 23 outletsMonguno, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsHallwang, Germany -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsAdamawa, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsOcala, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsBalukhali, Bangladesh -- displacement: 26 stories, carried by 25 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 ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Pyeongchang South Korea about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 87 stories ● Burlington US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Monguno Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Hallwang Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Adamawa Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 13,234 stories · about as usual Health21% 9,380 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 8,165 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 7,048 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,646 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,378 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,257 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,166 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 killed12,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced880 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Yemen Stories reporting refugees718 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Uganda Stories reporting abductions439 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations187 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill75 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 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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