← 25 Feb Sunday 26 February 2017 · to 23:59 UTC 27 Feb →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
33,403 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.

How to read these numbers →

Protests in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), violence in Pyongyang and illness in Kuala Lumpur drew the news. Malaysia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelarus 89 in 100 of its 114 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 75 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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 →
Protests & strikes

Kyrgyzstan

172 of its 211 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Bishkek accounted for 152 of Kyrgyzstan's 172 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 147 of Bishkek's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Kyrgyzstan over 30 days → its stories → Bishkek stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

221 of its 338 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Pyongyang accounted for 195 of North Korea's 221 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (186 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Health

Malaysia

1,217 of its 1,802 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 1,079 of Malaysia's 1,217 stories about harm, carried by 841 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (905 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.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Kuala Lumpur stories →
Rights & justice

India

1,774 of its 6,706 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (235 stories). Drownings were named in 104 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

India over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Russia

639 of its 1,732 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 438 of Moscow's 503 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (214 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

834 of its 1,028 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. 227 of Damascus' 404 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (371 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

102 of its 114 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Minsk accounted for 100 of Belarus' 102 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 99 of Minsk's 100 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

88 of its 110 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sweden

542 of its 814 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 352 of Stockholm's 365 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

630 of its 846 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (426 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Latvia (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Sudan (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Chile (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Jordan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Iraq (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
28 in 10020 in 10028 Jan4 Feb11 Feb18 Feb26 Feb28 Jan: 24 in 10029 Jan: 28 in 10030 Jan: 24 in 10031 Jan: 21 in 1001 Feb: 20 in 1002 Feb: 22 in 1003 Feb: 22 in 1004 Feb: 23 in 1005 Feb: 23 in 1006 Feb: 20 in 1007 Feb: 21 in 1008 Feb: 22 in 1009 Feb: 22 in 10010 Feb: 21 in 10011 Feb: 23 in 10012 Feb: 22 in 10013 Feb: 22 in 10014 Feb: 21 in 10015 Feb: 20 in 10016 Feb: 21 in 10017 Feb: 21 in 10018 Feb: 23 in 10019 Feb: 23 in 10020 Feb: 21 in 10021 Feb: 22 in 10022 Feb: 22 in 10023 Feb: 22 in 10024 Feb: 21 in 10025 Feb: 22 in 10026 Feb: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 33,403 stories about harm among 141,228 counted on 26 Feb.

Read the day's briefing

Kyrgyzstan's news was 82% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. of the day's 141,228 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Latvia's news mentioned snowstorms more than ten times as often as usual. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. A year earlier, on 27 February 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Libya, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Belarus89 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice Kyrgyzstan82 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Syria81 in 100 of its 1,028 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Azerbaijan80 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Niger80 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US439 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1479 Moscow Russia438 stories about protests or strikes, of its 503 Stockholm Sweden352 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 Damascus Syria227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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'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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sPeru: 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'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: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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'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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sAustria: 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'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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTonga: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMacao: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Malaysia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,217 stories about harm ● Kazakhstan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 584 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 834 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 70 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 10,795 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 8,579 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Health17% 5,660 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 3,498 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,049 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,108 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 906 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Food & livelihood1% 408 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 killed10,289 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting arrests5,092 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,580 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected3,195 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting refugees651 at about half the usual rate · most about Sweden and the US Stories reporting abductions599 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations255 at about half the usual rate · most about Sweden and China Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Malaysia and Bangladesh

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?

The weekly briefing · 18 Oct – 24 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.