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11,104 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 Wellington (New Zealand), rights and justice in Aung Hlaing and illness in Yuen Long drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMyanmar 82 in 100 of its 66 stories, usually 63
RegionSoutheast Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

New Zealand

136 of its 271 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 32 of Wellington's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Cyclone was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and tornadoes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories → Wellington stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 21 of Kashmir's 39 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Afghanistan

169 of its 255 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 116 of Afghanistan's 169 stories about harm, carried by 331 outlets. 59 of Kabul's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

148 of its 511 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Paris accounted for 109 of France's 148 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. 90 of Paris' 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Canada

650 of its 1,523 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Ottawa accounted for 280 of Canada's 650 stories about harm, carried by 574 outlets. 256 of Ottawa's 280 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kyrgyzstan

13 of its 17 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 3 of Bishkek's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Ghana

108 of its 284 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 26 of Accra's 47 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

10 of its 16 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 4 of el Valle's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Australia (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 11,104 stories about harm among 47,683 counted on 12 Feb.

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Mentions of the cyclone ran about 9 times their usual in New Zealand's news. On 12 February 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today. New Zealand stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 47,683 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 25.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar82 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Hong Kong64 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Syria56 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir51 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Paris France90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Kabul Afghanistan59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Wellington New Zealand32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readHeard & 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEdinburgh, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 28 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 19 outletsMaine, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 14 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 23 stories, carried by 14 outletsPune, India -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 64 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 19 stories, carried by 20 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Edinburgh UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 5,573 stories · less than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice22% 2,379 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents9% 992 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence8% 850 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 370 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 343 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 266 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 231 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 killed2,390 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,059 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected661 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured537 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions80 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations42 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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