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48,378 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 deaths in Bratislava, violence in Mopti and flooding in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 78 in 100 of its 376 stories, usually 33
RegionOceania 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much softer than 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

Slovakia

293 of its 376 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bratislava accounted for 270 of Slovakia's 293 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (258 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

176 of its 204 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Mopti accounted for 136 of Mali's 176 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Mopti stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

367 of its 430 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (174 stories). Flooding was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

554 of its 979 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (209 stories). Train derailment was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Central African Republic

89 of its 107 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Markounda accounted for 81 of the Central African Republic's 89 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Albania

80 of its 112 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tirana accounted for 70 of Albania's 80 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Finland

106 of its 263 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Czechia

47 of its 173 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

314 of its 588 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

163 of its 841 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in New Zealand (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Kenya (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Netherlands (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Venezuela (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Iran (28 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 28 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 48,378 stories about harm among 230,084 counted on 28 Feb.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Slovakia. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 230,084 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in New Zealand's news. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. Slovakia stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali86 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea85 in 100 of its 430 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Central African Republic83 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia79 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Slovakia78 in 100 of its 376 stories · usually 33 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US332 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2234 Ghouta Syria236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 706 Jerusalem Israel193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379 Miami US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1267 Charlottesville US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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 readGuam: 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 readTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSlovenia: 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'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'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 readDenmark: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSão Tomé: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKiribati: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry 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 angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: 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'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sUkraine: 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'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

● Finland about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Mali about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 442 stories about harm ● Czechia few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about twice as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 163 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 11,958 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence22% 10,328 stories · about as usual Health21% 9,773 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 8,216 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,084 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,585 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,550 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,001 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 killed16,453 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,707 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,217 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting abductions702 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees691 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations264 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill179 at about twice 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 →

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The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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