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59,703 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 protests in Conakry (Guinea), a disaster in Tripoli and rights and justice in Lisbon. Haiti's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuinea 91 in 100 of its 242 stories, usually 43
RegionOceania 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Guinea

220 of its 242 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Conakry accounted for 200 of Guinea's 220 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. 158 of Conakry's 200 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (202 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

874 of its 995 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tripoli accounted for 588 of Libya's 874 stories about harm, carried by 460 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (691 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Rights & justice

Portugal

166 of its 342 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Lisbon accounted for 140 of Portugal's 166 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (141 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Health

Haiti

157 of its 239 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (138 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 121 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Malaysia

1,021 of its 1,836 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 937 of Malaysia's 1,021 stories about harm, carried by 657 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (698 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.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,272 of its 2,228 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (46 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

281 of its 567 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

677 of its 1,337 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 176 of Stockholm's 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories).

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Food & livelihood

Sudan

161 of its 218 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

1,094 of its 4,021 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (117 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in Laos (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Panama (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Albania (16 of its stories, more than ten 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 21 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 59,703 stories about harm among 271,141 counted on 21 Feb.

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In Haiti's news, mentions of tuberculosis ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 271,141 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Guinea. In Guinea, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual. On 22 February 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi92 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 69 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Guinea91 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Libya88 in 100 of its 995 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen74 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 79 · mostly health Sudan74 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 52 · mostly food & livelihood

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US565 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3083 Chicago US388 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1002 London UK304 stories about protests or strikes, of its 815 Stockholm Sweden176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Conakry Guinea158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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'sFrance: 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 readEthiopia: 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'sEgypt: 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: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: 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 a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful 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'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

● Haiti about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 1,272 stories about harm ● Panama few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Romania about twice as angry as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 281 stories about harm ● Malaysia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,021 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 18,071 stories · about as usual Health20% 11,748 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents18% 10,664 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence18% 10,433 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,359 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,731 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 1,491 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,260 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 killed17,776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,574 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured3,675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,569 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations1,434 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced631 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill50 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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