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38,663 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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Landslides in Egypt, a disaster in Hualien and protests in Bogota (Colombia) drew the news. Egypt's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 60 in 100 of its 515 stories, usually 34
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

311 of its 515 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (90 stories). Landslides were named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

299 of its 496 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Hualien accounted for 279 of Taiwan's 299 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (209 stories). Natural hazards were named in 85 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Hualien stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

163 of its 276 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 27 of Bogota's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Health

Guinea

24 of its 40 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

219 of its 640 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (99 stories). Road crashes were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

184 of its 221 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Tripoli accounted for 69 of Libya's 184 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Yemen

208 of its 246 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Shabwa accounted for 91 of Yemen's 208 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uruguay

17 of its 28 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 10 of Montevideo's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

17 of its 32 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 10 of Quetzaltenango's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

273 of its 479 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 76 of Dhaka's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Peru (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Samoa (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Mozambique (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in France (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ghana (41 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 9 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 38,663 stories about harm among 204,682 counted on 9 Feb.

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Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Peru's news. In Egypt, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 204,682 stories, below the usual 21. On 9 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya83 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia74 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 1,271 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar72 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1643 Nablus Palestine186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Jerusalem Israel97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 London UK92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 838 New York US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 485

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 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: 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 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 lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 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 lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 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: 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 lessJamaica: 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: 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 readHong 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 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readHeard & 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: 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 readTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 34 outletsBadami Bagh, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 17 outletsBridgwater, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 34 stories, carried by 27 outletsMontana, US -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 27 outletsPinedale, US -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 44 outletsManus Island, Papua New Guinea -- displacement: 42 stories, carried by 30 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 21 stories, carried by 20 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

● Papua New Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 41 stories ● Badami Bagh Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Bridgwater UK about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 34 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 19 stories ● Port-au-Prince Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,703 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,198 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 6,025 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,997 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,951 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,608 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services4% 1,457 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 981 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 killed10,599 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,958 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,402 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,726 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions815 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Syria Stories reporting refugees790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations202 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill46 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Honduras

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 softer 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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