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45,477 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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The news turned to people killed in Switzerland, violence in Mogadishu and protests in Kiziba (Rwanda). Somalia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSudan 86 in 100 of its 343 stories, usually 54
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Switzerland

247 of its 635 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (125 stories). Wildfires were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

388 of its 464 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Mogadishu accounted for 345 of Somalia's 388 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (218 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

106 of its 179 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 35 of Kiziba's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kiziba stories →
Food & livelihood

Belgium

Brussels accounted for 153 of Belgium's 183 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Meningitis was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
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Protests & strikes

Israel

182 of Jerusalem's 323 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (535 stories). Tsunami was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sudan

295 of its 343 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (262 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

27 of its 54 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 10 of Quito's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

344 of its 566 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (163 stories). Cyclone was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Health

Mongolia

21 of its 49 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Respiratory illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Argentina

88 of its 260 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Buenos Aires accounted for 68 of Argentina's 88 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Cuba (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Mongolia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Tunisia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Colombia (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 23 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 45,477 stories about harm among 208,047 counted on 23 Feb.

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Switzerland stood out: 39% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 208,047 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 23 February 2017, 22 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 →

Sudan86 in 100 of its 343 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Somalia84 in 100 of its 464 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 1,742 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan71 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh61 in 100 of its 566 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Broward County US700 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1372 Washington US651 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2639 Ghouta Syria340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1038 Houston US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 636 Chicago US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 473

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'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'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'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'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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 readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNauru: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 388 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 476 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 295 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,426 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 13,506 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 10,377 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health19% 8,492 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,564 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,400 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,260 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,120 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,010 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 killed17,655 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests6,194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,022 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees614 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Rwanda and the US Stories reporting abductions575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill46 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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