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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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 readRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 readSt 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 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 lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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 lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualClay County, US -- disasters & accidents: 28 stories, carried by 63 outletsKyoto, Japan -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsHaverigg, UK -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKano, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 66 stories, carried by 66 outletsMiles City, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 32 outletsAbergele, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsGaza, Palestine -- rights & justice: 64 stories, carried by 16 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

● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Clay County US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 28 stories ● Kyoto Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Haverigg UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Kano Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 66 stories ● Miles City US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

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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