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41,574 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Zagreb (Croatia), a disaster in Tongatapu and people injured in Austria. Croatia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTonga 87 in 100 of its 227 stories, usually 23
RegionEurope 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Croatia

105 of its 174 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Zagreb accounted for 90 of Croatia's 105 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. 82 of Zagreb's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tonga

198 of its 227 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Tongatapu accounted for 113 of Tonga's 198 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Typhoon was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Tonga over 30 days → its stories → Tongatapu stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Austria

179 of its 424 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (165 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

306 of its 453 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Jammu accounted for 247 of Kashmir's 306 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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

Myanmar

113 of its 154 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Yangon accounted for 89 of Myanmar's 113 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. 73 of Yangon's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Liberia

54 of its 234 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (46 stories). Ebola was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bolivia

63 of its 90 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

1,171 of its 3,159 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (984 stories). Plane crash was named in 412 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

149 of its 214 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Siem Reap accounted for 125 of Cambodia's 149 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (127 stories).

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Rights & justice

Albania

132 of its 223 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tirana accounted for 115 of Albania's 132 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Liberia (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Russia (412 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Northern Mariana Islands (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Japan (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 41,574 stories about harm among 194,391 counted on 12 Feb.

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Croatia's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. of the day's 194,391 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Liberia's news mentioned Ebola about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 12 February 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga87 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen82 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Antarctica82 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Puerto Rico76 in 100 of its 520 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar73 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US332 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1574 Jerusalem Israel276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465 Lahore Pakistan156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Zagreb Croatia82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Tehran Iran82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122

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: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: 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: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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 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 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 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: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 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 lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPennsylvania, US -- other: 33 stories, carried by 21 outletsZulia, Venezuela -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 27 outletsMunich, Germany -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 24 outletsMilan, Italy -- health: 35 stories, carried by 31 outletsTamil Nadu, India -- shelter & services: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsSrebrenica, Bosnia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- displacement: 74 stories, carried by 69 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

● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Liberia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Oman warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 33 stories ● Zulia Venezuela about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Grand Rapids US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Munich Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories ● Milan Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 35 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,555 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence20% 8,094 stories · about as usual Health19% 7,846 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 7,122 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,871 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,380 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 989 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 826 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 killed12,775 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,062 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees682 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations480 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.