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61,183 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 violence in Paris, protests in Siem Reap (Cambodia) and refugees in Bangladesh. Cambodia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMauritius 72 in 100 of its 144 stories, usually 32
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

France

1,818 of its 4,907 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Paris accounted for 1,651 of France's 1,818 stories about harm, carried by 1,158 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Hepatitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

105 of its 199 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 19 of Siem Reap's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Siem Reap stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

357 of its 690 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Cyclone was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

57 of its 179 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with wildfires.

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

Ukraine

688 of its 1,042 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Extreme cold was named in 130 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

1,013 of its 1,956 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 810 of Israel's 1,013 stories about harm, carried by 499 outlets. 460 of Jerusalem's 810 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (389 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Iceland

69 of its 120 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reykjavik accounted for 56 of Iceland's 69 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 52 of Reykjavik's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

112 of its 220 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 27 of Bogota's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,301 of its 3,053 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (194 stories). Power cuts were named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Guyana

97 of its 209 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Ukraine (130 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Syria (122 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Cameroon (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Russia (70 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 61,183 stories about harm among 277,397 counted on 3 Feb.

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Refugees were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 277,397 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran about 4 times their usual in Peru's news. In France, 37% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. On 4 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq75 in 100 of its 1,294 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 380 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Mauritius72 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria69 in 100 of its 1,284 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine66 in 100 of its 1,042 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1067 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4144 Berkeley US652 stories about protests or strikes, of its 954 Jerusalem Israel460 stories about protests or strikes, of its 810 Boston US297 stories about protests or strikes, of its 902 Harare Zimbabwe213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285

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'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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'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'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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 readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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: 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'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'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'sLiberia: 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'sKenya: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: 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'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Guyana about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 688 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,818 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 296 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 226 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 20,090 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 12,395 stories · about as usual Health17% 10,369 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 6,371 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Displacement8% 4,965 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,574 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,680 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,641 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 killed14,260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected11,162 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting arrests9,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees5,724 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured3,557 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions1,385 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations660 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced335 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little more than 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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