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25,640 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 the avalanche in Türkiye, illness in Wuhan and violence in Idlib. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 69 in 100 of its 678 stories, usually 34
RegionEast Asia 58 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

465 of its 678 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Istanbul accounted for 222 of Türkiye's 465 stories about harm, carried by 557 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (27 stories). Avalanche was named in 163 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, snowstorms and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Health

China

3,879 of its 5,706 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Wuhan accounted for 1,899 of China's 3,879 stories about harm, carried by 1,595 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Malaria was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with norovirus.

China over 30 days → its stories → Wuhan stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

197 of its 257 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Idlib accounted for 155 of Syria's 197 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Rights & justice

El Salvador

37 of its 48 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Vietnam

114 of its 263 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Japan

354 of its 1,269 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

103 of its 169 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kabul accounted for 52 of Afghanistan's 103 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

15 of its 36 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 3 of Algiers' 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

200 of its 771 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (26 stories). Flooding was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 76 of Iraq's 117 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. 46 of Baghdad's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Philippines (98 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (55 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); bird flu in Saudi Arabia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Vietnam (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Japan (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 25,640 stories about harm among 125,220 counted on 5 Feb.

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Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Türkiye's news. of the day's 125,220 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Türkiye's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. A year earlier, on 5 February 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria77 in 100 of its 257 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico72 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents Türkiye69 in 100 of its 678 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents China68 in 100 of its 5,706 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US234 stories about protests or strikes, of its 889 Delhi India179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400 Wuhan China166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1899 London UK59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400 Baghdad Iraq46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: 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 readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 readN. 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: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBosnia 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sSt Vincent: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than 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'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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCook Islands: 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 197 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 465 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Jordan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 39 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 11,017 stories · much more than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice22% 5,537 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents14% 3,530 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence9% 2,385 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 913 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 728 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 669 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 496 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 killed7,159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,768 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations500 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting refugees231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions166 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill144 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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