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What the world's news said happened to people.
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22,711 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 building collapse in Türkiye, violence in Tunis and people displaced in Addis Ababa. Tunisia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ethiopia →
Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTunisia 87 in 100 of its 242 stories, usually 35
RegionOceania 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

318 of its 450 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Istanbul accounted for 275 of Türkiye's 318 stories about harm, carried by 310 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (237 stories). Building collapse was named in 166 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

210 of its 242 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tunis accounted for 187 of Tunisia's 210 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (195 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Displacement

Ethiopia

125 of its 228 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Addis Ababa accounted for 86 of Ethiopia's 125 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Addis Ababa stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

463 of its 859 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 138 of Jerusalem's 191 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Chad

32 of its 48 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Ndjamena accounted for 25 of Chad's 32 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

35 of its 166 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 18 of Seoul's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

277 of its 341 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Spain

122 of its 533 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Landslides were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

UK

1,308 of its 5,393 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (187 stories). Road crashes were named in 158 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding, house fires and heavy rain.

its stories →
Health

Rwanda

20 of its 33 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Palestine (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in Philippines (46 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); norovirus in Mexico (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 22,711 stories about harm among 116,177 counted on 9 Feb.

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The news turned to Türkiye for the third day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 116,177 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Türkiye's news, mentions of building collapse ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ethiopia. Türkiye's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia87 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 341 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia78 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Costa Rica75 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Türkiye71 in 100 of its 450 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373 Richmond US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 517 Jerusalem Israel138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Washington US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 710 Karachi Pakistan102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 Arab Emirates: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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'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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer 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 a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than 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'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about twice 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 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'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 three times as angry as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 277 stories about harm ● South Korea few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 463 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 20 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 8,267 stories · more than usual (usually 33%) Health19% 4,337 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 4,250 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,900 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,171 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 686 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 482 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 333 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 killed5,636 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,234 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,893 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced358 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting refugees298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions186 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations147 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and New Zealand Stories reporting people falling ill64 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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