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What the world's news said happened to people.
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39,466 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 Algiers (Algeria), rights and justice in Jerusalem and people affected in Pakistan drew the news. Nepal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Malaysia → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 65 in 100 of its 105 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

68 of its 105 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Algiers accounted for 62 of Algeria's 68 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 57 of Algiers' 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

1,319 of its 2,803 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 849 of Israel's 1,319 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Heavy rain was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

2,307 of its 4,022 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (191 stories). Avalanche was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

70 of its 157 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Egypt

230 of its 580 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 100 of Somalia's 158 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Malaria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Croatia

50 of its 84 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Zagreb accounted for 44 of Croatia's 50 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories).

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Rights & justice

Argentina

92 of its 249 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Congo

92 of its 116 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

92 of its 331 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Senegal (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Palestine (113 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Italy (13 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 28 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 39,466 stories about harm among 210,931 counted on 28 Feb.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 210,931 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal's news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Malaysia. In Algeria, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua81 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Congo79 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Sudan75 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 524 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia73 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Pyongyang North Korea392 stories about protests or strikes, of its 842 Washington US312 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1803 Jerusalem Israel293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 849 New Delhi India113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 626 Boston US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365

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'sVenezuela: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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 Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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 readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNiger: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMalaysia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Vietnam about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 304 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,142 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,571 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence19% 7,474 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,968 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,167 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,188 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 694 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 639 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 killed10,736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,141 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,981 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations822 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting refugees466 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions243 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced207 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill144 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan

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 softer than 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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