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What the world's news said happened to people.
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19,806 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 news turned to building collapse in Türkiye, protests in Kiev (Ukraine) and violence in Tunis. Tunisia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria →
Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBulgaria 77 in 100 of its 77 stories, usually 16
RegionEast Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

201 of its 304 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Istanbul accounted for 152 of Türkiye's 201 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (128 stories). Building collapse was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

71 of its 115 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Kiev accounted for 49 of Ukraine's 71 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 44 of Kiev's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories).

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

56 of its 75 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tunis accounted for 53 of Tunisia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Rwanda

35 of its 52 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Ebola was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with outbreaks and malaria. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

China

541 of its 1,727 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 91 of Xinjiang's 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

86 of its 152 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

264 of its 394 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Kabul accounted for 177 of Afghanistan's 264 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Bulgaria

59 of its 77 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Sofia accounted for 57 of Bulgaria's 59 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Ethiopia

234 of its 410 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Addis Ababa accounted for 207 of Ethiopia's 234 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

164 of its 291 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in New Zealand (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Iraq (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Philippines (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in UK (122 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Brazil (10 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 10 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 19,806 stories about harm among 102,576 counted on 10 Feb.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Türkiye. of the day's 102,576 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. On 10 February 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. In Türkiye, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Türkiye, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Bulgaria77 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 16 · mostly health Tunisia75 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 413 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda67 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 43 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Minneapolis US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Cedar Rapids US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Paris France136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Broward County US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 Washington US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 780

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'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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about twice 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 angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Finland few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 308 stories about harm ● Sierra Leone few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Tunisia about twice as angry as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Bulgaria about twice as angry as the world's · 59 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 6,740 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,888 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,139 stories · about as usual Health16% 3,062 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,189 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 639 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 539 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 336 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 killed5,173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,339 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,698 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,631 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced320 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions132 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations96 at about half the usual rate · most about Türkiye and New Zealand Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about two-thirds of 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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