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46,380 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 Tehran (Iran), a disaster in Maputo and violence in Ghouta. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 75 in 100 of its 146 stories, usually 14
RegionSoutheast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

695 of its 992 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tehran accounted for 463 of Iran's 695 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. 268 of Tehran's 463 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (151 stories). Avalanche was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

170 of its 220 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Maputo accounted for 159 of Mozambique's 170 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (149 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Maputo stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,793 of its 2,154 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Ghouta accounted for 1,240 of Syria's 1,793 stories about harm, carried by 869 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (1,011 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Ghouta stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Peru

216 of its 387 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Iceland

42 of its 103 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). HIV was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Thailand

362 of its 866 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bangkok accounted for 311 of Thailand's 362 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

598 of its 1,688 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Cyclone was named in 373 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and storms.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

348 of its 670 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 230 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with avalanche.

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Health

Zambia

43 of its 120 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (230 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (373 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Mexico (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Fiji (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Sweden (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 46,380 stories about harm among 219,437 counted on 20 Feb.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 219,437 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 20 February 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria83 in 100 of its 2,154 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique77 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Croatia75 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 14 · mostly food & livelihood South Sudan74 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iran70 in 100 of its 992 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Broward County US832 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1612 Washington US634 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2576 Ghouta Syria592 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1240 Tehran Iran268 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Jerusalem Israel192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 633

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sKazakhstan: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 1,793 stories about harm ● Peru about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Denmark about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Mozambique about twice as angry as the world's · 170 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 12,050 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence23% 10,684 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health19% 8,734 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 6,568 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,312 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,853 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,271 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,035 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 killed17,434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,062 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,022 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees867 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions577 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations328 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Malta and the US Stories reporting people displaced313 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill82 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 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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