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22,602 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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Protests in Cucuta (Colombia), violence in Kabul and the hypothermia in Estonia drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and the US → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostEstonia 76 in 100 of its 103 stories, usually 12
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Protests & strikes

Colombia

300 of its 397 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Cucuta accounted for 214 of Colombia's 300 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. 191 of Cucuta's 214 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (264 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Cucuta stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

315 of its 432 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kabul accounted for 236 of Afghanistan's 315 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Snowstorms were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Estonia

78 of its 103 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. the Parnu River accounted for 72 of Estonia's 78 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Hypothermia was named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Estonia over 30 days → its stories → Parnu River stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

824 of its 1,228 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 393 of Caracas' 421 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (570 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

79 of its 90 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bamako accounted for 70 of Mali's 79 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Austria

79 of its 133 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

237 of its 701 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (205 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

444 of its 765 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Dhaka accounted for 378 of Bangladesh's 444 stories about harm, carried by 567 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (208 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

24 of its 65 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in France (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chickenpox in Ghana (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Palestine (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in China (38 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tornadoes in US (881 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 22,602 stories about harm among 106,772 counted on 24 Feb.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 21 in every 100 of the day's 106,772 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and the US. Estonia's news mentioned the hypothermia about 7 times as often as usual. Colombia's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali88 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Estonia76 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 12 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia76 in 100 of its 397 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela393 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421 Jerusalem Israel253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 508 Chicago US200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 829 Cucuta Colombia191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Roma Italy90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: 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: 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 lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 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 lessChad: 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 70 stories, carried by 65 outletsPyongyang, North Korea -- conflict & violence: 176 stories, carried by 186 outletsDes Moines, US -- health: 153 stories, carried by 184 outletsPadma, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsHollywood, US -- health: 244 stories, carried by 233 outletsColombo, Sri Lanka -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 17 outletsRoma, Italy -- rights & justice: 172 stories, carried by 189 outletsMerseyside, UK -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 11 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

● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 70 stories ● Pyongyang North Korea about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 176 stories ● Des Moines US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 153 stories ● Padma India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Hollywood US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 244 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 6,101 stories · much less than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence24% 5,237 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents21% 4,679 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health16% 3,599 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,020 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 781 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 448 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 396 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 killed6,952 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,615 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,450 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Venezuela and the US Stories reporting people affected2,213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations398 at about three times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting refugees305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced216 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting abductions142 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about the usual rate

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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