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39,596 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 a disaster in Dhaka, protests in Skopje (North Macedonia) and violence in Baghdad. North Macedonia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEcuador 70 in 100 of its 331 stories, usually 30
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

355 of its 492 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 312 of Bangladesh's 355 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (322 stories). Plague was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

163 of its 277 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Baghdad accounted for 91 of Iraq's 163 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). 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

Iceland

37 of its 105 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

231 of its 331 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (148 stories). Earthquake was named in 202 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

501 of its 829 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Gaza accounted for 244 of Palestine's 501 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. 124 of Gaza's 244 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (280 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

South Sudan

123 of its 161 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Juba accounted for 83 of South Sudan's 123 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

India

1,989 of its 7,576 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate (22 stories). Polio was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Estonia

42 of its 95 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Hypothermia was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

70 of its 79 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Managua accounted for 53 of Nicaragua's 70 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 32 of Managua's 53 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Ecuador (202 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Guam (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Estonia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in North Korea (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in South Korea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 39,596 stories about harm among 195,838 counted on 22 Feb.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Ecuador's news. of the day's 195,838 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Bangladesh for the second day running. Bangladesh's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%. A year earlier, on 22 February 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua89 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan76 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria75 in 100 of its 836 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Congo74 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh72 in 100 of its 492 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US932 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3038 Washington US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1228 Gaza Palestine124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Jerusalem Israel123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 502 Nairobi Kenya113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157

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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 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: 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 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 readSaudi 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: 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 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 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: 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 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: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIran: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 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 lessEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessHong Kong: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualEstonia: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSouth Carolina, US -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 21 outletsBaramulla, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 20 outletsQingju, China -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 19 outletsAnadolu, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 34 outletsSeoul, South Korea -- conflict & violence: 71 stories, carried by 61 outletsParnu River, Estonia -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 23 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 18 outletsSopore, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 32 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

● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● South Carolina US about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 19 stories ● Baramulla Kashmir about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Qingju China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Anadolu Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Seoul South Korea about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 71 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 14,650 stories · more than usual (usually 33%) Health20% 7,612 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 6,931 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,742 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,441 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,128 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 927 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 573 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 killed9,856 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees465 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions445 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced406 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and South Sudan Stories reporting evacuations236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill129 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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