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50,440 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 Cairo (Egypt), violence in Kidal and rights and justice in Dakar drew the news. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 76 in 100 of its 127 stories, usually 43
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

454 of its 813 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 187 of Cairo's 359 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Road crashes were named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Mali

338 of its 381 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kidal accounted for 280 of Mali's 338 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (234 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Kidal stories →
Health

Venezuela

263 of its 476 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mexico

791 of its 1,688 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 368 of Topo Chico's 404 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (459 stories). House fires were named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

124 of its 158 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Ashigashiya accounted for 105 of Cameroon's 124 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Greece

252 of Athens' 349 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (188 stories). Snowstorms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

197 of its 272 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Juba accounted for 143 of South Sudan's 197 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

44 of its 60 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

36 of its 82 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 15 of Manama's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (138 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Colombia (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (18 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
25 in 10018 in 10014 Jan21 Jan28 Jan4 Feb12 Feb14 Jan: 20 in 10015 Jan: 20 in 10016 Jan: 23 in 10017 Jan: 25 in 10018 Jan: 21 in 10019 Jan: 20 in 10020 Jan: 21 in 10021 Jan: 20 in 10022 Jan: 21 in 10023 Jan: 24 in 10024 Jan: 24 in 10025 Jan: 21 in 10026 Jan: 20 in 10027 Jan: 20 in 10028 Jan: 20 in 10029 Jan: 21 in 10030 Jan: 22 in 10031 Jan: 22 in 1001 Feb: 20 in 1002 Feb: 19 in 1003 Feb: 19 in 1004 Feb: 20 in 1005 Feb: 20 in 1006 Feb: 24 in 1007 Feb: 21 in 1008 Feb: 20 in 1009 Feb: 20 in 10010 Feb: 18 in 10011 Feb: 20 in 10012 Feb: 20 in 100 · this day

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 50,440 stories about harm among 247,537 counted on 12 Feb.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 247,537 stories, as usual. Egypt's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 47%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali89 in 100 of its 381 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon78 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal76 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Syria75 in 100 of its 3,304 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India377 stories about protests or strikes, of its 690 Washington US373 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2231 Topo Chico Mexico368 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US322 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Aleppo Syria264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1548

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 78 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 55 in 100 of its 476 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 28 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 45 in 100 of its 1,008 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 53 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Taiwan: 51 in 100 of its 480 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 75 in 100 of its 3,304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Switzerland: 27 in 100 of its 732 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Korea: 32 in 100 of its 1,355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 59 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 35 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Senegal: 76 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 48 in 100 of its 601 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 42 in 100 of its 307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 35 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 46 in 100 of its 1,737 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 34 in 100 of its 831 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 33 in 100 of its 2,788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 47 in 100 of its 1,688 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 89 in 100 of its 381 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 29 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Macedonia: 43 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 70 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lesotho: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Laos: 35 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kuwait: 32 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 1,026 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 58 in 100 of its 456 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 28 in 100 of its 691 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 47 in 100 of its 815 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea: 42 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 39 in 100 of its 1,219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 61 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 56 in 100 of its 813 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominican Republic: 47 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Czechia: 27 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 42 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 37 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 71 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cape Verde: 90 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 78 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 51 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 73 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 58 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brazil: 43 in 100 of its 1,173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bosnia: 73 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bolivia: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahrain: 44 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Angola: 31 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 316 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nauru: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Mali 89 in 100 of its 381 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 75 in 100 of its 3,304 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cameroon 78 in 100 of its 158 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Sudan 72 in 100 of its 272 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Central African Republic 71 in 100 of its 265 stories · mostly displacement ● Yemen 78 in 100 of its 138 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 17,703 stories · much more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence24% 11,899 stories · about as usual Health12% 5,830 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 5,658 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,205 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,262 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,754 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,188 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 killed13,472 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced804 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the Central African Republic Stories reporting abductions440 at about half the usual rate · most about India and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations224 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people falling ill115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● Warmtha little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.