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39,410 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 building collapse in Türkiye, rights and justice in Zagreb and protests in Khartoum (Sudan). Türkiye's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCroatia 62 in 100 of its 88 stories, usually 9
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
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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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

530 of its 884 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Istanbul accounted for 428 of Türkiye's 530 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Building collapse was named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Rights & justice

Croatia

55 of its 88 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Zagreb accounted for 54 of Croatia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 62 of Sudan's 101 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 52 of Khartoum's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

123 of its 173 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories →
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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

249 of its 520 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Israel

796 of its 1,477 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (206 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

129 of its 220 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Snowstorms were named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with avalanche and landslides.

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Health

Denmark

83 of its 378 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Chile

47 of its 129 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

144 of Manbij's 164 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Kashmir (70 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heatwave in Greenland (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in China (101 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Kuwait (11 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 7 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 39,410 stories about harm among 203,864 counted on 7 Feb.

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Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 203,864 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kashmir's news mentioned snowstorms about 10 times as often as usual. Türkiye's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%. On 7 February 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan76 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 639 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon71 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Greenland67 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Croatia62 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 9 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Richmond US407 stories about protests or strikes, of its 683 Boston US324 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628 Washington US240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1478 New York US206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 619 Manbij Syria144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVanuatu: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as 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 a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: 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'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Saudi Arabia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 249 stories about harm ● South Korea about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Croatia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 474 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 228 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 13,074 stories · about as usual Health25% 9,567 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents19% 7,179 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 4,210 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,486 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,212 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,023 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 912 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 killed9,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,033 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,576 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions499 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations409 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting refugees360 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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