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35,880 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 landslides in Bosnia, people killed in Armenia and protests in Seoul (South Korea). Armenia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 76 in 100 of its 160 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Bosnia

195 of its 202 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sarajevo accounted for 191 of Bosnia's 195 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (189 stories). Landslides were named in 189 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Sarajevo stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

140 of its 284 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (122 stories). Outbreaks were named in 113 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

167 of its 428 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 125 of Seoul's 144 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 113 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Health

Malaysia

1,362 of its 2,300 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 1,255 of Malaysia's 1,362 stories about harm, carried by 963 outlets. Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with ebola, flu and measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Kuala Lumpur stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,917 of its 2,287 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Damascus accounted for 966 of Syria's 1,917 stories about harm, carried by 671 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,602 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.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

386 of its 573 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Cairo accounted for 261 of Egypt's 386 stories about harm, carried by 353 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (181 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

301 of its 625 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 56 of Matobo's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

99 of its 239 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

559 of its 1,514 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (436 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

83 of its 193 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 35 of Beirut's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in South Sudan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Sierra Leone (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Canada (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); train derailment in India (53 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 25 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 35,880 stories about harm among 161,870 counted on 25 Feb.

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Bosnia's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 161,870 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. A year earlier, on 26 February 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Bosnia's news was 97% about people being harmed, against a usual 71%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia97 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria84 in 100 of its 2,287 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq83 in 100 of its 1,173 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti76 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 38 · mostly health Yemen71 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US585 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2132 Damascus Syria336 stories about protests or strikes, of its 966 Manila Philippines200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Las Vegas US188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Rio de Janeiro Brazil169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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'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 readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'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'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 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 warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Armenia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 608 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,917 stories about harm ● Switzerland about twice as fearful as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● South Korea about twice as angry as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 99 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 11,906 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 8,881 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health19% 6,693 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 3,917 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,727 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,011 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 646 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Food & livelihood2% 558 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 killed10,199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,256 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured2,670 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees487 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced420 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting abductions270 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill36 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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