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What the world's news said happened to people.
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36,034 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 protests in Cucuta (Colombia), violence in Kabul and people affected in Malaysia. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 70 in 100 of its 1,463 stories, usually 35
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

136 of its 269 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 62 of Cucuta's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (109 stories). Avalanche was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. 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

274 of its 405 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kabul accounted for 177 of Afghanistan's 274 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Train derailment was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Malaysia

128 of its 636 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Diphtheria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Costa Rica

15 of its 38 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Venezuela

1,019 of its 1,463 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 167 of Caracas' 228 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (779 stories). Avalanche was named in 244 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

421 of its 747 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Dhaka accounted for 315 of Bangladesh's 421 stories about harm, carried by 363 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

200 of its 281 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Baghdad accounted for 130 of Iraq's 200 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

80 of its 210 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

137 of its 161 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Hiran accounted for 63 of Somalia's 137 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

111 of its 285 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Respiratory illness was named in 10 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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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Venezuela (244 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Brazil (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Botswana (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Palestine (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Pakistan (67 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 25 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 36,034 stories about harm among 185,651 counted on 25 Feb.

Read the day's briefing

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 185,651 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Colombia for the second day running. Mentions of the avalanche ran about three times their usual in Colombia's news. On 25 February 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia85 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso83 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq71 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen71 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela70 in 100 of its 1,463 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US394 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1758 Washington US263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1407 Charlottesville US195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Jerusalem Israel185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373 Caracas Venezuela167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228

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 readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'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 readNamibia: 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 readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'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'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: 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'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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'sSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half 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'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Azerbaijan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 275 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Italy about twice as warm as the world's · 260 stories about harm ● Qatar about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 274 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,706 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health20% 7,010 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 6,627 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,269 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,101 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,582 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 584 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 550 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 killed9,515 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,565 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,587 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations402 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting refugees346 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Venezuela Stories reporting people displaced207 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions201 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Azerbaijan and India Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Latvia

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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