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32,236 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 Baghdad (Iraq), violence in Zagreb and rights and justice in Tirana. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Greece and Germany →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 76 in 100 of its 130 stories, usually 12
RegionOceania 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 181 of Iraq's 308 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. 157 of Baghdad's 181 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

Croatia

99 of its 130 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Zagreb accounted for 95 of Croatia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Congo

116 of its 128 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

242 of its 348 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

205 of its 386 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Vietnam

99 of its 259 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

293 of its 787 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 42 of Mexico City's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ghana

122 of its 512 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Congo (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Italy (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (297 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Peru (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in China (34 of its stories, about 4 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 12 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 32,236 stories about harm among 144,009 counted on 12 Feb.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Greece and Germany. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 144,009 stories, as usual. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Congo's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Iraq. A year earlier, on 13 February 2016, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Albania94 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Congo91 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan84 in 100 of its 542 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela77 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 36 · mostly displacement Croatia76 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 12 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US381 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1245 Baghdad Iraq157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Paris France138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 361 Staten Island US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Delhi India124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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 Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'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: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as warm 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'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 455 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as warm as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as fearful as the world's · 331 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 242 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 167 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,272 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence20% 6,395 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 6,227 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health14% 4,398 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Displacement6% 2,006 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,976 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 874 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 512 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 killed8,777 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,033 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,034 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,427 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Germany Stories reporting refugees1,379 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,098 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Greece and Germany Stories reporting people displaced351 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting abductions218 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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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