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38,112 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 day's news pointed at violence in Ouagadougou, refugees in Bangladesh and volcanic eruption in Indonesia. Burkina Faso'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 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 80 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 21
RegionSouth Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

129 of its 142 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Ouagadougou accounted for 122 of Burkina Faso's 129 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

288 of its 571 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (149 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

527 of its 717 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Kabul accounted for 193 of Afghanistan's 527 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 106 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

75 of its 91 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Mogadishu accounted for 42 of Somalia's 75 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

121 of its 153 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 101 of Sudan's 121 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Western Sahara

20 of its 27 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Dust storm was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

106 of its 200 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Extreme cold was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and storms.

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Conflict & violence

Equatorial Guinea

20 of its 36 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Nepal (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dust storm in Western Sahara (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Brazil (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Italy (32 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); extreme cold in Afghanistan (106 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 5 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 38,112 stories about harm among 197,249 counted on 5 Feb.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 7 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 197,249 stories, as usual. Burkina Faso's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 71%. A year earlier, on 5 February 2018, 19 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 →

Burkina Faso91 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Uruguay80 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 21 · mostly health Sudan79 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 754 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US570 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3050 Kolkata India282 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Ramallah Palestine197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Brooklyn US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Harare Zimbabwe73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUkraine: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBahrain: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: 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'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBahamas: 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'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'sPalestine: 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'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

● Burkina Faso about three times as angry as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as fearful as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Central African Republic few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 30 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 12,543 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,157 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents17% 6,519 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 4,846 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,990 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,301 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,201 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 887 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 killed9,595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations551 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and France Stories reporting refugees444 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions193 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill58 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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