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38,050 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 violence in Balakot, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and rights and justice in Corkovaca. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 72 in 100 of its 3,782 stories, usually 38
RegionSouth Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

Pakistan

2,739 of its 3,782 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Balakot accounted for 1,845 of Pakistan's 2,739 stories about harm, carried by 763 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,721 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Balakot stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

190 of its 233 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 113 of Sudan's 190 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. 108 of Khartoum's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Azerbaijan

138 of its 274 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Khojaly accounted for 125 of Azerbaijan's 138 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

126 of its 155 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Hiran accounted for 65 of Somalia's 126 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

51 of its 78 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tunis accounted for 44 of Tunisia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

India

2,081 of its 7,269 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Wildfires were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Outbreaks were named in 65 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

18 of Riyadh's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (88 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in Costa Rica (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Vanuatu (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 38,050 stories about harm among 194,252 counted on 26 Feb.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 194,252 stories, as usual. Pakistan's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. On 26 February 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan82 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Somalia81 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Congo79 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Pakistan72 in 100 of its 3,782 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen68 in 100 of its 360 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US321 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1134 Washington US224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1349 Balakot Pakistan204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1845 Hanoi Vietnam170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 471 Jerusalem Israel149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 445

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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 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 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 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 lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 lessNiger: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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 lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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 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 lessChina: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualKanyakumari, India -- shelter & services: 20 stories, carried by 14 outletsGreen Mountain, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 23 outletsGhazipur, India -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsNasarawa, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsMunich, Germany -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsKano, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 118 stories, carried by 108 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 31 outletsMorgantown, US -- health: 13 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

● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cuba warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kanyakumari India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 20 stories ● Green Mountain US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Ghazipur India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Nasarawa Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Munich Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 10,815 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence22% 8,406 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health20% 7,649 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,732 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,009 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,485 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 674 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 665 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 killed11,017 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,270 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees371 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions237 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Azerbaijan and India Stories reporting people displaced223 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill72 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
● 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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