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30,550 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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Flooding in Mexico, protests in Ramallah (Palestine) and deaths in Copenhagen drew the news. Denmark's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMexico 77 in 100 of its 2,163 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

1,666 of its 2,163 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Mexico City accounted for 1,162 of Mexico's 1,666 stories about harm, carried by 1,123 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 530 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse, helicopter crash and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

521 of its 1,002 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Ramallah accounted for 458 of Palestine's 521 stories about harm, carried by 7 outlets. 294 of Ramallah's 458 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (290 stories). Storms were named in 75 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Denmark

128 of its 190 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Copenhagen accounted for 125 of Denmark's 128 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

176 of its 289 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (110 stories). Natural hazards were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Displacement

Cyprus

42 of its 73 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Kofinou accounted for 41 of Cyprus' 42 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Israel

781 of its 1,140 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 507 of Israel's 781 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories).

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Rights & justice

Tanzania

39 of its 89 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Ethiopia

280 of its 462 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (170 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

770 of its 1,902 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (286 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Italy

159 of its 537 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 70 of Milan's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (76 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Venezuela (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Tanzania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Syria (39 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (45 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 30,550 stories about harm among 130,228 counted on 17 Feb.

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Mexico stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Mexico's news. of the day's 130,228 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. On 17 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen92 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives89 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Mexico77 in 100 of its 2,163 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel69 in 100 of its 1,140 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq68 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Broward County US640 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2002 Ramallah Palestine294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 Kremlin Russia258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371 Washington US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1464 Jerusalem Israel203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 507

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Denmark about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 601 stories about harm ● Jordan about twice as fearful as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,666 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 346 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as angry as the world's · 176 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 8,045 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence27% 8,036 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 4,940 stories · about as usual Health16% 4,806 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,402 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 888 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 665 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 322 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 killed12,978 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting arrests4,321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,923 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people affected2,644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations481 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees406 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions312 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill54 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little more than 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.