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What the world's news said happened to people.
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53,015 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Athens (Greece), rights and justice in Kampala and people displaced in Fiji. Uganda's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Fiji and Greece → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFiji 89 in 100 of its 814 stories, usually 51
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Greece

770 of its 1,315 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Athens accounted for 529 of Greece's 770 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. 287 of Athens' 529 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (222 stories).

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

270 of its 452 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kampala accounted for 193 of Uganda's 270 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). 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

724 of its 814 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Dengue was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kuwait

171 of its 304 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kuwait City accounted for 156 of Kuwait's 171 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (149 stories).

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

Ethiopia

106 of its 215 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 14 of Addis Ababa's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

569 of its 2,981 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 228 of Barcelona's 315 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cuba

230 of its 487 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Chikungunya was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with dengue.

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Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

462 of its 1,373 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (144 stories). Accidents were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Mozambique

77 of its 115 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Drought was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Italy

418 of its 1,611 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Extreme cold was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Mozambique (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plague in Rwanda (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Peru (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Sierra Leone (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Cuba (39 of its stories, about 4 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 23 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 53,015 stories about harm among 258,960 counted on 23 Feb.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 258,960 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Fiji and Greece. Mentions of the drought ran about 4 times their usual in Mozambique's news. In Greece, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Fiji89 in 100 of its 814 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi84 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Libya84 in 100 of its 319 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 2,204 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen68 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India633 stories about protests or strikes, of its 961 Washington US328 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2512 Athens Greece287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 529 Jerusalem Israel258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 643 Barcelona Spain228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315

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: 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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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 readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'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'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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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 readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: 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'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 warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Taiwan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 696 stories about harm ● Romania few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Rwanda about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,617 stories about harm ● Mozambique about twice as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 16,198 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 13,421 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,311 stories · about as usual Health12% 6,294 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,616 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,078 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,931 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,372 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 killed16,984 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,571 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people injured4,180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,454 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Germany Stories reporting evacuations849 at about twice the usual rate · most about Fiji and Greece Stories reporting abductions547 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Libya and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced542 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Russia and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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
● 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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