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63,602 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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Landslides in Malta, extreme cold in Ukraine and protests in Bucharest (Romania) drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia → Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMalta 52 in 100 of its 586 stories, usually 13
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Displacement

Malta

302 of its 586 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Valletta accounted for 278 of Malta's 302 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (155 stories). Landslides were named in 122 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

616 of its 939 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Extreme cold was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Romania

432 of its 1,117 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bucharest accounted for 390 of Romania's 432 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. 374 of Bucharest's 390 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (252 stories).

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Kuwait

101 of its 205 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

351 of its 731 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Harare accounted for 268 of Zimbabwe's 351 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. 220 of Harare's 268 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

113 of its 241 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Thailand

358 of its 870 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (93 stories). Malaria was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

459 of its 931 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Ramallah accounted for 306 of Palestine's 459 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

37 of its 66 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Somalia (57 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Cambodia (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Armenia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Thailand (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 63,602 stories about harm among 295,204 counted on 2 Feb.

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Malta's news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 13%. of the day's 295,204 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Malta's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen78 in 100 of its 765 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq70 in 100 of its 857 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Mali67 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine66 in 100 of its 939 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 374 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Berkeley US1883 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2438 Washington US1640 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5218 Bucharest Romania374 stories about protests or strikes, of its 390 Morton County US228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Harare Zimbabwe220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sQatar: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half 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 grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Yemen about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 596 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 616 stories about harm ● Norway about three times as fearful as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Kuwait about twice as fearful as the world's · 101 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 23,272 stories · much more than usual (usually 31%) Health19% 11,715 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 11,005 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents10% 6,397 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Displacement7% 4,424 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,611 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,674 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,165 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 killed15,010 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected10,148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees4,414 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions2,606 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations526 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill120 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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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