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61,335 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 violence in Baghdad, tropical storm in Mozambique and rights and justice in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about North Korea and the US → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMongolia 82 in 100 of its 257 stories, usually 23
RegionEast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

939 of its 1,114 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Baghdad accounted for 659 of Iraq's 939 stories about harm, carried by 538 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (507 stories). Plague was named in 95 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 twice its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

166 of its 189 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (30 stories). Tropical storm was named in 102 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

1,114 of its 2,298 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 973 of Malaysia's 1,114 stories about harm, carried by 935 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (790 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Kuala Lumpur stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

380 of its 804 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 103 of Dhaka's 183 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (127 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

New Zealand

729 of its 2,030 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (271 stories). Wildfires were named in 218 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with helicopter crash. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

466 of its 526 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Sanaa accounted for 302 of Yemen's 466 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (181 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mongolia

210 of its 257 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

North Korea

719 of its 1,281 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

New Caledonia

51 of its 55 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

31 of its 39 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 29 of Ouagadougou's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in New Zealand (218 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (43 of its stories, about three times its usual); bird flu in China (213 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); chikungunya in Tanzania (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in South Africa (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 61,335 stories about harm among 293,590 counted on 16 Feb.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about North Korea and the US. 21 in every 100 of the day's 293,590 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mozambique's news mentioned tropical storm about three times as often as usual. Iraq's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 66%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

New Caledonia93 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Yemen89 in 100 of its 526 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique88 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq84 in 100 of its 1,114 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi84 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US720 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3030 Chicago US272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 592 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 973 Paris France219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Pyongyang North Korea141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324

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: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSlovenia: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'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'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Yemen about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 466 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,595 stories about harm ● Mongolia about twice as fearful as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about twice as angry as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 939 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 19,217 stories · about as usual Health21% 12,700 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence21% 12,564 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,787 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,866 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 2,059 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 1,694 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,382 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 killed17,362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests9,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,459 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured4,771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,272 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations1,025 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting people displaced469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions413 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill194 at about three times the usual rate · most about North Korea and the US

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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