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What the world's news said happened to people.
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58,075 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 Seoul, wildfires in New Zealand and abductions in Guatemala. Guatemala's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and New Zealand →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMoldova 81 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 14
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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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Conflict & violence

South Korea

730 of its 1,633 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Seoul accounted for 598 of South Korea's 730 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (586 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

582 of its 1,824 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (223 stories). Wildfires were named in 144 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with helicopter crash. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Guatemala

217 of its 260 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

90 of its 106 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Cyclone was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and storm surge.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

679 of its 1,390 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (538 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Dominican Republic

115 of its 221 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ecuador

66 of its 108 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Quito accounted for 59 of Ecuador's 66 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (63 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,113 of its 2,061 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (717 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

97 of its 183 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kigali accounted for 84 of Rwanda's 97 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Mozambique (70 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Libya (105 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in Latvia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in China (127 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in Germany (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 58,075 stories about harm among 291,673 counted on 15 Feb.

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In South Korea, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and New Zealand. 20 in every 100 of the day's 291,673 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 16 February 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique85 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Guatemala83 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Moldova81 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 14 · mostly conflict & violence Congo81 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Yemen78 in 100 of its 292 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US941 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3202 Jakarta Indonesia236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 Lahore Pakistan180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 508 Phoenix US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Nairobi Kenya130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166

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'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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'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 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little angrier 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

● Mali about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 424 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 423 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 228 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,113 stories about harm ● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 97 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 17,091 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Health21% 11,832 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence19% 11,097 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,287 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,094 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,919 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,038 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,707 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 killed15,602 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,661 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,926 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured3,477 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations1,567 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting refugees1,471 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions509 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill84 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Papua New Guinea

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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