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38,016 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 violence in Jammu, protests in Yangon (Myanmar) and rights and justice in Juba. Myanmar's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Venezuela →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 88 in 100 of its 1,007 stories, usually 49
RegionSouth Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

886 of its 1,007 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jammu accounted for 432 of Kashmir's 886 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (729 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

141 of its 170 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Yangon accounted for 125 of Myanmar's 141 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. 64 of Yangon's 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

North Macedonia

58 of its 151 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

India

2,722 of its 7,667 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,761 stories). Plague was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with rabies. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

69 of its 193 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 31 of Beirut's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

172 of its 243 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 69 of Port-au-Prince's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

810 of its 1,635 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (527 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

46 of its 73 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 10 of Manus Island's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Rights & justice

Palestine

558 of its 970 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Salfit accounted for 346 of Palestine's 558 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Madagascar (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Bangladesh (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plague in Ireland (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Venezuela (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 38,016 stories about harm among 193,297 counted on 15 Feb.

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Madagascar's news mentioned respiratory illness more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 193,297 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. the news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. Kashmir's news was 88% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir88 in 100 of its 1,007 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan88 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar83 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti71 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Mali68 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2126 Portland US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 New York US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 418 Salfit Palestine153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 346 Madrid Spain118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141

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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sLibya: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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'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 readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSuriname: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 a little warmer than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times 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

● Myanmar about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 886 stories about harm ● India about three times as fearful as the world's · 2,722 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 810 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 163 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 10,834 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence23% 8,490 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Health21% 7,781 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,654 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,466 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,321 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 959 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 881 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 killed11,509 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,021 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,810 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations626 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions251 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill165 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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