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44,711 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 day's news pointed at protests in Yangon (Myanmar), people falling ill in Mexico and people injured in Nigeria. Nigeria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBrazil 60 in 100 of its 1,756 stories, usually 38
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

237 of its 438 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 59 of Yangon's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (150 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Health

Mexico

543 of its 1,158 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). House fires were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv and flu. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

1,217 of its 2,929 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

Cairo accounted for 213 of Egypt's 323 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Brazil

1,060 of its 1,756 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (446 stories). Wildfires were named in 109 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flu.

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Protests & strikes

Congo

42 of its 76 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Brazzaville accounted for 38 of Congo's 42 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 37 of Brazzaville's 38 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

21 of its 81 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 14 of Almaty's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 493 of Afghanistan's 717 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Hunger was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Ramallah accounted for 351 of Palestine's 469 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Sudan (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in India (238 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Germany (67 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Brazil (109 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 44,711 stories about harm among 226,008 counted on 1 Feb.

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Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 226,008 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. Sudan's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. Myanmar's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. Over January, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 316 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 2,078 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence French Polynesia73 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 38 · mostly health Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 1,045 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq68 in 100 of its 653 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 450 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Damascus Syria202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 969 Jerusalem Israel160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 546 Tuni India133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMoldova: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMacao: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 717 stories about harm ● Moldova about twice as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Norway about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 393 stories about harm ● Nigeria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,217 stories about harm ● Myanmar about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 237 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 13,217 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 9,795 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Health17% 7,253 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,687 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,335 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,720 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,579 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,240 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 killed13,697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,826 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced627 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions589 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill347 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations296 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and Australia

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
● 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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