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57,852 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Algiers, power cuts in Mozambique and volcanic eruption in North Korea. Algeria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 71 in 100 of its 161 stories, usually 19
RegionCentral Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Algeria

76 of its 101 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Algiers accounted for 65 of Algeria's 76 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (74 stories). Plague was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

135 of its 155 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Inhambane accounted for 75 of Mozambique's 135 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Power cuts were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Inhambane stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

305 of its 564 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Pyongyang accounted for 258 of North Korea's 305 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (162 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche.

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

Kazakhstan

102 of its 184 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Almaty accounted for 78 of Kazakhstan's 102 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (91 stories). Avalanche was named in 90 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

780 of its 946 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Baghdad accounted for 384 of Iraq's 780 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (292 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

256 of its 301 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Sanaa accounted for 178 of Yemen's 256 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

2,791 of its 3,688 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (910 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Netherlands

293 of its 782 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (225 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

19 of its 34 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 6 of Managua's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Tanzania (121 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Kazakhstan (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (38 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in China (197 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Brazil (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 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 17 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 57,852 stories about harm among 273,063 counted on 17 Feb.

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Algeria's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 273,063 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Tanzania's news mentioned HIV about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 18 February 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique87 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen85 in 100 of its 301 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq82 in 100 of its 946 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 484 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan76 in 100 of its 3,688 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US670 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2978 Chicago US303 stories about protests or strikes, of its 512 Sehwan Pakistan295 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1086 Miami US290 stories about protests or strikes, of its 432 Islamabad Pakistan279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 746

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'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 readFrench 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: too little coverage to readCzech 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'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'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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful 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'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry 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 a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJersey: 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

● Bosnia about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Yemen about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 256 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,791 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 369 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as fearful as the world's · 156 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 17,969 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 12,733 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Health18% 10,441 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 8,043 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,094 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,882 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,860 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Food & livelihood2% 921 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 killed16,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests9,405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,419 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured4,737 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,246 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting refugees1,055 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda Stories reporting people displaced546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions403 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the UK

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
● 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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