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35,835 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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Protests in Freetown (Sierra Leone), violence in Tunis and deaths in Istanbul drew the news. Tunisia's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Bulgaria →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSierra Leone 81 in 100 of its 143 stories, usually 30
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Protests & strikes

Sierra Leone

116 of its 143 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Freetown accounted for 102 of Sierra Leone's 116 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 96 of Freetown's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Freetown stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

83 of its 105 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tunis accounted for 82 of Tunisia's 83 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Türkiye

270 of its 548 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Istanbul accounted for 202 of Türkiye's 270 stories about harm, carried by 343 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Israel

635 of its 1,185 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Sudan

123 of its 141 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. 55 of Khashm el-Girba's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Food poisoning was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

61 of its 76 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Bangui accounted for 50 of the Central African Republic's 61 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

51 of its 115 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 38 of Port-au-Prince's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

165 of its 299 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

48 of its 176 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

335 of its 835 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in Sudan (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Philippines (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Bulgaria (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Iran (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Spain (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 35,835 stories about harm among 194,490 counted on 8 Feb.

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In Sudan's news, mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 194,490 stories, as usual. Sierra Leone's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Bulgaria. A year earlier, on 8 February 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan87 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Sierra Leone81 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic80 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia79 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia76 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1349 Greenwood County US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Freetown Sierra Leone96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 Paris France73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Chicago US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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 readRwanda: 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'sNiger: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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'sLiberia: 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'sKuwait: 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'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-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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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'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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than 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'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Tunisia about 4 times as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about twice as warm as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 335 stories about harm ● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Sierra Leone about three times as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as fearful as the world's · 153 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 12,035 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,858 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents17% 6,021 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,155 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,077 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,495 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 746 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 729 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 killed9,872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,874 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,905 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting abductions445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees431 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting evacuations327 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill145 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Bulgaria

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.

● 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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