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What the world's news said happened to people.
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40,477 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 road crashes in North Macedonia, violence in Jammu and protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti). Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 52 in 100 of its 220 stories, usually 8
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

North Macedonia

114 of its 220 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Skopje accounted for 110 of North Macedonia's 114 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Road crashes were named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

493 of its 618 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Jammu accounted for 223 of Kashmir's 493 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (399 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Health

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Poisoning was named in 130 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment and outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Solomon Islands

32 of its 41 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Santa Cruz Island accounted for 30 of the Solomon Islands' 32 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

El Salvador

44 of its 65 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. el Mozote accounted for 37 of el Salvador's 44 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

638 of its 1,509 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (240 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

16 of its 21 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Norway

56 of its 325 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Extreme cold was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

430 of its 1,256 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Zimbabwe (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Vanuatu (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Norway (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Saudi Arabia (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Vietnam (12 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 14 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 40,477 stories about harm among 209,848 counted on 14 Feb.

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In North Macedonia, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 8% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 209,848 stories, as usual. Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in North Macedonia's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 14 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 →

Kashmir80 in 100 of its 618 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 577 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan76 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Guatemala69 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador68 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Coral Springs US583 stories about protests or strikes, of its 937 Washington US310 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2269 Denver US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Tampa US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Chicago US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1103

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: 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 angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as 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 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: 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

● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 493 stories about harm ● North Macedonia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 638 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 430 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,360 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Health21% 8,380 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 8,133 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,303 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,897 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,547 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,187 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 815 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 killed11,588 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,017 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected3,941 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations468 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting refugees414 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced270 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions225 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iran 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
● Feara little more 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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