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43,674 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 typhoon in Macao, storm surge in Samoa and violence in Jammu drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFiji 64 in 100 of its 278 stories, usually 18
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Health

Macao

76 of its 159 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Cotai accounted for 74 of Macao's 76 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Typhoon was named in 73 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Macao over 30 days → its stories → Cotai stories →
Disasters & accidents

Samoa

59 of its 87 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Apia accounted for 45 of Samoa's 59 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Storm surge was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Samoa over 30 days → its stories → Apia stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

231 of its 301 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jammu accounted for 181 of Kashmir's 231 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

273 of its 551 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Stockholm accounted for 180 of Sweden's 273 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
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Conflict & violence

Egypt

570 of its 1,003 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Cairo accounted for 457 of Egypt's 570 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Liberia

47 of its 147 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 20 of Monrovia's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

93 of its 183 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 25 of Oromo's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Drought was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

934 of its 1,720 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Tsunami was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

177 of its 278 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Hurricane was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm.

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Disasters & accidents

Tonga

174 of its 220 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Antarctica (65 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Switzerland (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (28 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in Armenia (12 of its stories, about 10 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 13 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 43,674 stories about harm among 214,291 counted on 13 Feb.

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In Macao, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 8% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 214,291 stories, as usual. Mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual in Macao's news. On 13 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras87 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Tonga79 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir77 in 100 of its 301 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar76 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Antarctica74 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1958 Jerusalem Israel250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474 Moscow Russia161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 752 Cairo Egypt142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 457 Lahore Pakistan100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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 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 lessLibya: 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 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 lessAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualMacao: warmth about its own usualPennsylvania, US -- other: 52 stories, carried by 30 outletsTaang, Myanmar -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 104 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 53 outletsTalisker, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 28 outletsRakhine State, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 19 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- displacement: 32 stories, carried by 29 outletsChongqing, China -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 18 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

● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 52 stories ● Taang Myanmar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Grand Rapids US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 38 stories ● Talisker UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Rakhine State Myanmar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 12,302 stories · about as usual Health23% 9,689 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence18% 7,686 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,634 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,372 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,689 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,191 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,075 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 killed11,787 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,047 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,295 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees835 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations567 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced275 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting people falling ill77 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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.