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What the world's news said happened to people.
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27,573 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 protests in Cairo (Egypt), violence in Khojaly and flooding in Indonesia. Azerbaijan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 47 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostItaly 53 in 100 of its 1,388 stories, usually 20
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

192 of its 378 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Cairo accounted for 132 of Egypt's 192 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets. 92 of Cairo's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

85 of its 143 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Khojaly accounted for 78 of Azerbaijan's 85 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Khojaly stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

146 of its 317 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jakarta accounted for 87 of Indonesia's 146 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts and heavy rain.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Health

Italy

730 of its 1,388 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (358 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

India

2,108 of its 6,035 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Delhi accounted for 1,366 of India's 2,108 stories about harm, carried by 693 outlets. 791 of Delhi's 1,366 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (763 stories).

its stories →
Health

Iran

378 of its 595 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tehran accounted for 185 of Iran's 378 stories about harm, carried by 300 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

333 of its 846 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tuberculosis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

South Korea

400 of its 724 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (163 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Maldives

26 of its 49 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Brazil

92 of its 258 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Malaysia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ghana (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Germany (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Israel (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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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 27,573 stories about harm among 122,582 counted on 26 Feb.

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Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 122,582 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. the news turned to Egypt for the second day running. Egypt's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. On 26 February 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria72 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Iran64 in 100 of its 595 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Azerbaijan59 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 18 · mostly conflict & violence China59 in 100 of its 4,172 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Hong Kong55 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 52 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India791 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1366 Washington US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1081 Cairo Egypt92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Charleston US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Toronto Canada56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196

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 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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 readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: 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 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: 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 readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualMaiduguri, Nigeria -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMinnesota, US -- health: 29 stories, carried by 38 outletsTaj Mahal, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 51 outletsDover, US -- shelter & services: 14 stories, carried by 20 outletsBujumbura, Burundi -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 11 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

● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Maiduguri Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 19 stories ● Pathankot India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Minnesota US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Taj Mahal India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 53 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health47% 12,657 stories · much more than usual (usually 41%) Rights & justice22% 6,005 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,953 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence11% 2,885 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,154 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 782 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 397 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 357 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 killed8,303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,716 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,327 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,728 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting evacuations277 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting refugees231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions177 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 softer than 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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