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What the world's news said happened to people.
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38,050 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 violence in Balakot, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and rights and justice in Corkovaca. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 72 in 100 of its 3,782 stories, usually 38
RegionSouth Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

2,739 of its 3,782 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Balakot accounted for 1,845 of Pakistan's 2,739 stories about harm, carried by 763 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,721 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Balakot stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

190 of its 233 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 113 of Sudan's 190 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. 108 of Khartoum's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Azerbaijan

138 of its 274 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Khojaly accounted for 125 of Azerbaijan's 138 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

126 of its 155 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Hiran accounted for 65 of Somalia's 126 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

51 of its 78 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tunis accounted for 44 of Tunisia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

India

2,081 of its 7,269 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Wildfires were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Outbreaks were named in 65 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

18 of Riyadh's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (88 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in Costa Rica (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Vanuatu (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 38,050 stories about harm among 194,252 counted on 26 Feb.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 194,252 stories, as usual. Pakistan's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. On 26 February 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan82 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Somalia81 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Congo79 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Pakistan72 in 100 of its 3,782 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen68 in 100 of its 360 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US321 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1134 Washington US224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1349 Balakot Pakistan204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1845 Hanoi Vietnam170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 471 Jerusalem Israel149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 445

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: 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'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 Kingdom: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: 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 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'sRomania: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'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: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sHaiti: 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'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'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 readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Azerbaijan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 2,739 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● India about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,081 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Tunisia about twice as angry as the world's · 51 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 10,815 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence22% 8,406 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health20% 7,649 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,732 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,009 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,485 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 674 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 665 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 killed11,017 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,270 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees371 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions237 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Azerbaijan and India Stories reporting people displaced223 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill72 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.