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50,665 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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Protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Ghouta and deaths in Camana drew the news. Peru's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 63 in 100 of its 410 stories, usually 19
RegionNorth America 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

325 of its 559 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tehran accounted for 172 of Iran's 325 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. 90 of Tehran's 172 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Avalanche was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,273 of its 1,601 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Ghouta accounted for 998 of Syria's 1,273 stories about harm, carried by 892 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (156 stories). Hunger was named in 119 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Ghouta stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

232 of its 383 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Camana accounted for 162 of Peru's 232 stories about harm, carried by 308 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (194 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Camana stories →
Health

France

552 of its 1,873 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Storm surge was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Bahrain

258 of its 410 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Manama accounted for 179 of Bahrain's 258 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. 172 of Manama's 179 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

116 of its 149 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mogadishu accounted for 82 of Somalia's 116 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

163 of its 350 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (120 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

US

21,660 of its 76,621 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (198 stories). Storms were named in 752 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes and avalanche.

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Rights & justice

Philippines

559 of its 1,415 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Poisoning was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Morocco (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); overdoses in Ghana (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Yemen (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, about 6 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 21 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 50,665 stories about harm among 223,076 counted on 21 Feb.

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Mentions of extreme cold ran more than ten times their usual in Morocco's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. Iran stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 223,076 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria80 in 100 of its 1,601 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia78 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar76 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Mali71 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1440 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3591 Broward County US405 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1093 Ghouta Syria388 stories about protests or strikes, of its 998 Charlotte US334 stories about protests or strikes, of its 554 Greenwood Village US237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 readIsle 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: 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: 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 readNetherlands: 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 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: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 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 lessItaly: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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 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 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualCayman Islands: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSan Bernardino, US -- conflict & violence: 61 stories, carried by 71 outletsPennsylvania, US -- conflict & violence: 75 stories, carried by 56 outletsMuzaffarnagar, India -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsGaza, Palestine -- rights & justice: 88 stories, carried by 19 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 26 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsRio de Janeiro, Brazil -- conflict & violence: 54 stories, carried by 179 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● San Bernardino US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 61 stories ● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 75 stories ● Muzaffarnagar India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Gaza Palestine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 88 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 13,887 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 11,521 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health19% 9,419 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 6,671 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,746 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,683 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,436 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,227 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 killed19,484 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected5,986 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,779 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,864 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees905 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions572 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced239 at about half the usual rate · most about Yemen and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill61 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
● 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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