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41,592 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 illness in Conakry, a disaster in Hualien and protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh). Guinea's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 85 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 12
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Guinea

130 of its 143 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Conakry accounted for 98 of Guinea's 130 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Ebola was named in 124 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Taiwan

533 of its 722 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Hualien accounted for 487 of Taiwan's 533 stories about harm, carried by 433 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (341 stories). Gas explosion was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Hualien stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

632 of its 996 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Dhaka accounted for 405 of Bangladesh's 632 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. 258 of Dhaka's 405 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (346 stories). Hunger was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Rights & justice

Uruguay

68 of its 80 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Montevideo accounted for 60 of Uruguay's 68 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Bolivia

62 of its 79 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Landslides were named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,352 of its 1,689 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (50 stories). Building collapse was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

144 of its 180 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Marib accounted for 101 of Yemen's 144 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

95 of its 205 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 55 of Buenos Aires' 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mongolia

23 of its 41 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Road crashes were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Cambodia

130 of its 209 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Siem Reap accounted for 110 of Cambodia's 130 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (105 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Bolivia (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Mongolia (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Albania (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Malawi (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Papua New Guinea (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 41,592 stories about harm among 217,363 counted on 8 Feb.

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The news turned to Guinea for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 217,363 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Guinea, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. Guinea's news mentioned Ebola about 7 times as often as usual. On 8 February 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guinea91 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Uruguay85 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 12 · mostly rights & justice Syria80 in 100 of its 1,689 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen80 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia78 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US595 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1820 Dhaka Bangladesh258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 405 Ghouta Syria167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 485 Manila Philippines119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Khusham Syria106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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'sSouth Africa: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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'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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAksai Chin: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: 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 twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: 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 a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: 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'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: 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'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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 1,352 stories about harm ● Guinea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 524 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Bolivia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 204 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,425 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,993 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence17% 7,143 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,416 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,450 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,469 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,272 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 694 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 killed12,350 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,711 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,604 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,194 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Taiwan Stories reporting abductions782 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting refugees574 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced380 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations184 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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