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What the world's news said happened to people.
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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: no storiesSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 61 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Puerto Rico: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 32 in 100 of its 486 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tonga: 81 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Taiwan: 36 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 81 in 100 of its 1,028 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sweden: 67 in 100 of its 814 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 865 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 67 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Russia: 37 in 100 of its 1,732 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 40 in 100 of its 1,911 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Paraguay: 70 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 46 in 100 of its 1,261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)North Korea: 65 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 34 in 100 of its 1,892 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 80 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mali: 54 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malaysia: 68 in 100 of its 1,802 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Madagascar: 82 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 60 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Latvia: 45 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kyrgyzstan: 82 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kazakhstan: 68 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 55 in 100 of its 1,055 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 373 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 76 in 100 of its 837 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hungary: 41 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 59 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Guatemala: 69 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Germany: 49 in 100 of its 940 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Gambia: 44 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Egypt: 74 in 100 of its 846 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Chile: 33 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Central African Republic: 86 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Belgium: 62 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Belarus: 89 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 480 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Azerbaijan: 80 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Albania: 58 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 75 in 100 of its 499 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 373 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 373 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 373 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 24 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 81 in 100 of its 1,028 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 76 in 100 of its 837 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Egypt 74 in 100 of its 846 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kyrgyzstan 82 in 100 of its 211 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 75 in 100 of its 499 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Belarus 89 in 100 of its 114 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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?

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