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29,614 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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The news turned to deaths in Potosi, protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and violence in Pulwama. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 67 in 100 of its 173 stories, usually 30
RegionSouth Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bolivia

46 of its 57 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Potosi accounted for 31 of Bolivia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → Potosi stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

161 of its 277 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 115 of Haiti's 161 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. 89 of Port-au-Prince's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

633 of its 826 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Pulwama accounted for 373 of Kashmir's 633 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

India

2,266 of its 7,259 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Gas explosion was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

756 of its 901 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. 142 of Idlib's 215 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,057 of its 1,938 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (653 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

116 of its 342 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Brussels accounted for 110 of Belgium's 116 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Argentina

37 of its 136 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

64 of Islas Marias' 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Hurricane was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Philippines (94 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in North Korea (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Maldives (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chickenpox in Ghana (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Switzerland (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 29,614 stories about harm among 154,626 counted on 18 Feb.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 154,626 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Bolivia, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. the Philippines' news mentioned measles about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 18 February 2018, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria84 in 100 of its 901 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia81 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 30 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Kashmir77 in 100 of its 826 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Chile67 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US363 stories about protests or strikes, of its 830 El Paso US179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 New Delhi India160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 605 Jerusalem Israel144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 Idlib Syria142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'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 readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte 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'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful 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

● Argentina few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 633 stories about harm ● Chile about twice as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 197 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Bolivia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 9,214 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 7,482 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health19% 5,450 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 3,800 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,505 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 723 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 490 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 484 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 killed9,107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,618 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,433 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions423 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting refugees279 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people displaced172 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations155 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Brazil and the US Stories reporting people falling ill71 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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