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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

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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.

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 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 readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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 readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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 lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readUK: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualRaleigh, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 26 stories, carried by 26 outletsMunich, Germany -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 26 outletsPennsylvania, US -- other: 84 stories, carried by 45 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsChabahar, Iran -- conflict & violence: 101 stories, carried by 65 outletsHezbollah, Iran -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsZurmi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 24 outletsRotherham, UK -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 158 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

● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Raleigh US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 26 stories ● Munich Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories ● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 84 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Chabahar Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 101 stories

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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