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36,971 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Cairo, illness in Ulaanbaatar and protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti). Egypt's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMongolia 84 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 16
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

363 of its 616 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Cairo accounted for 261 of Egypt's 363 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (156 stories). Illness was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Health

Mongolia

51 of its 61 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Ulaanbaatar accounted for 47 of Mongolia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning.

Mongolia over 30 days → its stories → Ulaanbaatar stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

193 of its 347 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 146 of Haiti's 193 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. 89 of Port-au-Prince's 146 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories).

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,039 of its 1,799 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Islamabad accounted for 515 of Pakistan's 1,039 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

27 of its 38 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 21 of Guatemala City's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

India

2,258 of its 8,189 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,210 stories). Plane crash was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

194 of its 521 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Avalanche was named in 102 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

30 of its 46 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 25 of Tegucigalpa's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (25 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

419 of its 567 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Pulwama accounted for 260 of Kashmir's 419 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Switzerland (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Venezuela (137 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Philippines (74 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Syria (125 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (14 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 19 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 36,971 stories about harm among 192,142 counted on 19 Feb.

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Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Mongolia's news. of the day's 192,142 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Egypt stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. A year earlier, on 19 February 2018, 22 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 →

Mongolia84 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 16 · mostly health Syria81 in 100 of its 768 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir74 in 100 of its 567 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan64 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Egypt59 in 100 of its 616 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US407 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1648 Paris France367 stories about protests or strikes, of its 740 Jerusalem Israel245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 534 Chicago US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1072 Caracas Venezuela109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: 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 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: 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 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 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 readKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualCoahuila, Mexico -- displacement: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsBurlington, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsOrlando, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsKashmir, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsTegucigalpa, Honduras -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 24 outletsHodeida, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 30 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Coahuila Mexico about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 14 stories ● Burlington US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Orlando US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Maiduguri Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Darfur Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 11,396 stories · about as usual Health20% 7,277 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 7,263 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,291 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,144 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,104 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 910 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 782 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 killed10,240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,421 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced201 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations150 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Brazil Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mongolia

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 about as 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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