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22,602 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 Cucuta (Colombia), violence in Kabul and the hypothermia in Estonia drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and the US → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostEstonia 76 in 100 of its 103 stories, usually 12
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

300 of its 397 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Cucuta accounted for 214 of Colombia's 300 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. 191 of Cucuta's 214 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (264 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Cucuta stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

315 of its 432 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kabul accounted for 236 of Afghanistan's 315 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Snowstorms were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Estonia

78 of its 103 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. the Parnu River accounted for 72 of Estonia's 78 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Hypothermia was named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Venezuela

824 of its 1,228 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 393 of Caracas' 421 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (570 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

79 of its 90 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bamako accounted for 70 of Mali's 79 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Austria

79 of its 133 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

237 of its 701 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (205 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

444 of its 765 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Dhaka accounted for 378 of Bangladesh's 444 stories about harm, carried by 567 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (208 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

24 of its 65 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in France (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chickenpox in Ghana (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Palestine (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in China (38 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tornadoes in US (881 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 22,602 stories about harm among 106,772 counted on 24 Feb.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 21 in every 100 of the day's 106,772 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and the US. Estonia's news mentioned the hypothermia about 7 times as often as usual. Colombia's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali88 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Estonia76 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 12 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia76 in 100 of its 397 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela393 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421 Jerusalem Israel253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 508 Chicago US200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 829 Cucuta Colombia191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Roma Italy90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 readRwanda: 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 readNorway: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEstonia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 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'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Afghanistan about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 315 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 315 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Austria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● North Korea about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 237 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 87 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 6,101 stories · much less than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence24% 5,237 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents21% 4,679 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health16% 3,599 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,020 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 781 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 448 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 396 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 killed6,952 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,615 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,450 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Venezuela and the US Stories reporting people affected2,213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations398 at about three times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting refugees305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced216 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting abductions142 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill39 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
● 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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