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33,056 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 Kampala (Uganda), a disaster in Suva and heavy rain in Palestine. Malaysia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Fiji and India →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostFiji 93 in 100 of its 1,172 stories, usually 30
RegionOceania 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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

Uganda

371 of its 560 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kampala accounted for 299 of Uganda's 371 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. 231 of Kampala's 299 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Meningitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

1,090 of its 1,172 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Suva accounted for 703 of Fiji's 1,090 stories about harm, carried by 687 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (591 stories). Landslides were named in 62 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts and drownings.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories → Suva stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

882 of its 1,077 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Hebron accounted for 651 of Palestine's 882 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (238 stories). Heavy rain was named in 171 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and storms.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Hebron stories →
Conflict & violence

Malaysia

258 of its 772 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Ukraine

183 of its 332 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kiev accounted for 164 of Ukraine's 183 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. 146 of Kiev's 164 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (158 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

435 of its 488 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (263 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Poland

82 of its 169 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

263 of its 532 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

1,128 of its 1,813 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (432 stories). Illness was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,707 of its 1,904 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (845 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (97 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Thailand (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Sweden (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 33,056 stories about harm among 132,957 counted on 21 Feb.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 3 January 2016. the news turned to Uganda for the fourth day running. People injured were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. of the day's 132,957 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Uganda, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger93 in 100 of its 306 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji93 in 100 of its 1,172 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria90 in 100 of its 1,904 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Libya89 in 100 of its 488 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso87 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 85 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India546 stories about protests or strikes, of its 797 Haryana India377 stories about protests or strikes, of its 442 Jerusalem Israel322 stories about protests or strikes, of its 710 Hebron Palestine305 stories about protests or strikes, of its 651 Kampala Uganda231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as angry as the world's · 263 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 611 stories about harm ● Malaysia about twice as fearful as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 371 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence33% 10,839 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice31% 10,042 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 4,402 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,297 stories · about as usual Health7% 2,257 stories · much less than usual (usually 13%) Shelter & services3% 1,094 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,037 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 513 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 killed13,247 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured5,599 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests4,618 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected3,727 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations742 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Fiji and India Stories reporting abductions645 at about twice the usual rate · most about Libya and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced269 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill58 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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