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35,736 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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Snowstorms in the United Arab Emirates, protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and violence in Baghdad drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 85 in 100 of its 93 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

202 of its 385 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 134 of Iraq's 202 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

694 of its 1,848 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Sinaloa accounted for 532 of Mexico's 694 stories about harm, carried by 692 outlets. Avalanche was named in 379 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Sinaloa stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Switzerland

117 of its 485 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Malaria was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

26 of its 45 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 15 of Tunis' 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

India

1,966 of its 8,681 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 276 of Venezuela's 367 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. 210 of Caracas' 276 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Rights & justice

France

Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Road crashes were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Switzerland (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (122 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); measles in Philippines (53 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Greenland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Vanuatu (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 35,736 stories about harm among 199,368 counted on 12 Feb.

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The United Arab Emirates' news mentioned snowstorms more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 199,368 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In the United Arab Emirates, 27% of the news was about people being harmed, where 11% is usual. On 12 February 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala85 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice Sudan73 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 544 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan65 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 542 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US377 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1706 Denver US228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 Caracas Venezuela210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 El Paso US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Round Rock US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142

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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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 lessTonga: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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 lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessLebanon: 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: 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 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 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 lessIraq: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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 lessCroatia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualDavos, Switzerland -- health: 61 stories, carried by 59 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- health: 30 stories, carried by 20 outletsFulton County, US -- rights & justice: 40 stories, carried by 37 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 28 stories, carried by 21 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 96 stories, carried by 80 outletsArkansas, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 49 stories, carried by 76 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 10 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

● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Davos Switzerland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 61 stories ● Addis Ababa Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories ● Fulton County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 40 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Berlin Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 96 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 11,386 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,541 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents20% 7,070 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,377 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,050 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,070 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 876 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 807 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 killed8,508 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,941 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions288 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations159 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Netherlands

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 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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