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41,701 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 Brussels (Belgium), violence in Mandalay and people killed in Latvia. Myanmar's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 66 in 100 of its 471 stories, usually 42
RegionNorth America 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Belgium

245 of its 577 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 10 of Brussels' 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (176 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

108 of its 137 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mandalay accounted for 80 of Myanmar's 108 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Mandalay stories →
Disasters & accidents

Latvia

19 of its 65 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flu was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Latvia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

28 of its 60 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

844 of its 1,392 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ankara accounted for 403 of Türkiye's 844 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

168 of its 297 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Avalanche was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

313 of its 471 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 90 of Oromo's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

90 of its 151 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

72 of its 199 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hungary

81 of its 318 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 40 of Budapest's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Palestine (97 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Bahamas (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Haiti (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (23 of its stories, about 5 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 16 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 41,701 stories about harm among 204,604 counted on 16 Feb.

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In Sierra Leone's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 204,604 stories, as usual. Belgium's news was 42% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. A year earlier, on 16 February 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar79 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 565 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia66 in 100 of its 471 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Yemen64 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia63 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1892 Ramallah Palestine190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Ankara Türkiye145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403 Broward County US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1226 Oromo Ethiopia90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPortugal: 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: 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 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: 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 readNamibia: 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 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 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: 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 lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 lessFrance: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: 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 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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 readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about one and a half times its own usualZambia: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDinka, South Sudan -- displacement: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsVermont, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 24 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsPennsylvania, US -- other: 65 stories, carried by 40 outletsDemirtas, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsMadiba, South Africa -- food & livelihood: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsGangneung, South Korea -- disasters & accidents: 81 stories, carried by 104 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

● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Zimbabwe warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dinka South Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 14 stories ● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Doha Qatar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 65 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 11,162 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence24% 9,718 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Health21% 8,477 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 4,731 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 3,796 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 1,132 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,015 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 926 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 killed16,443 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests5,426 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,991 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,871 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees607 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Poland Stories reporting abductions497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced314 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill79 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 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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