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58,832 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 homes and services in Conakry, people injured in Ukraine and protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras). Guinea's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostDjibouti 94 in 100 of its 154 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Shelter & services

Guinea

136 of its 182 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Conakry accounted for 126 of Guinea's 136 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

569 of its 855 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (332 stories). Extreme cold was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Honduras

107 of its 140 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 85 of Honduras' 107 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 82 of Tegucigalpa's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (94 stories).

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

Tunisia

100 of its 173 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 42 of Tunis' 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,115 of its 2,581 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Overdoses were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

145 of its 154 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Bab al-Mandab accounted for 138 of Djibouti's 145 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (136 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Slovakia

135 of its 175 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Bratislava accounted for 131 of Slovakia's 135 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

80 of its 217 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

116 of its 247 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chile (121 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Oman (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mauritius (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Armenia (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); dengue in Brazil (20 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 58,832 stories about harm among 296,405 counted on 1 Feb.

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Chile's news mentioned wildfires about three times as often as usual. Guinea's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. On 2 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 296,405 stories, below the usual 21. Over January, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in January 2016.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Djibouti94 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 20 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen80 in 100 of its 404 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Congo77 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 36 · mostly health Slovakia77 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras76 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4028 Jerusalem Israel385 stories about protests or strikes, of its 810 Oahe US344 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601 San Francisco US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 577 Bucharest Romania185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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 readPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'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'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'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'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurkina 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: 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'sVietnam: 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 three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: 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 fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNauru: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Guinea about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about three times as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Cameroon about three times as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Slovakia about three times as fearful as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 569 stories about harm ● Philippines about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,115 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 19,746 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence20% 11,720 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,847 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 5,388 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Displacement7% 3,856 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,421 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,147 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,441 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 killed14,879 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people affected8,482 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,900 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees3,396 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations526 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced295 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about half the usual rate · most about the US 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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