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47,759 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 news turned to protests in Oromo (Ethiopia), a disaster in Suva and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostFiji 92 in 100 of its 1,204 stories, usually 43
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Ethiopia

100 of its 196 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 28 of Oromo's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Oromo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

1,105 of its 1,204 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Suva accounted for 556 of Fiji's 1,105 stories about harm, carried by 480 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Drownings were named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories → Suva stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

259 of its 375 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Jammu accounted for 166 of Kashmir's 259 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Health

Cuba

156 of its 405 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Chikungunya was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dengue.

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

Poland

191 of its 414 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 65 of Warsaw's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

626 of its 845 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 185 of Ramallah's 340 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (205 stories). Heavy rain was named in 131 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flooding and storms.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

234 of its 490 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. la Paz accounted for 223 of Bolivia's 234 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 115 of la Paz's 223 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (221 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

442 of its 803 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 199 of Kampala's 332 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

2,294 of its 2,624 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burundi

185 of its 207 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Bujumbura accounted for 164 of Burundi's 185 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Plague was named in 76 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (221 of its stories, about three times its usual); plague in Burundi (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Palestine (131 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Somalia (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Philippines (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 47,759 stories about harm among 227,262 counted on 22 Feb.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 21 in every 100 of the day's 227,262 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In New Zealand's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about three times their usual. Ethiopia stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Fiji92 in 100 of its 1,204 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi89 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Syria87 in 100 of its 2,624 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Libya83 in 100 of its 329 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal82 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India771 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1162 Aleppo Syria389 stories about protests or strikes, of its 947 Jerusalem Israel274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 707 San Bernardino US253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 984 Haryana India229 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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNauru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Tunisia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Moldova few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 2,294 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 360 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 674 stories about harm ● Malaysia about twice as fearful as the world's · 277 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 14,134 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice30% 13,857 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 6,097 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Health11% 5,170 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,013 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,845 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,772 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,007 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 killed18,273 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests6,156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,653 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,247 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations602 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Fiji and the US Stories reporting abductions477 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced405 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.