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25,133 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 violence in Darfur and drownings in Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea. Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSudan 69 in 100 of its 127 stories, usually 47
RegionEast Asia 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 50
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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Conflict & violence

Sudan

87 of its 127 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Darfur accounted for 69 of Sudan's 87 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

106 of its 270 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

22 of its 51 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Indonesia

142 of its 305 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Armenia

33 of its 121 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

China

3,075 of its 4,650 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Wuhan accounted for 1,197 of China's 3,075 stories about harm, carried by 1,268 outlets. Drought was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 76 of Afghanistan's 131 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 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.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 55 of Iraq's 86 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. 29 of Baghdad's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Singapore

175 of its 425 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories).

its stories →
Health

Vietnam

97 of its 249 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Uganda (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Saudi Arabia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in Kashmir (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (63 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Kenya (13 of its stories, about 8 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 12 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 25,133 stories about harm among 125,650 counted on 12 Feb.

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In Papua New Guinea's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 125,650 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Sudan. A year earlier, on 12 February 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Sudan stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 47%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria75 in 100 of its 386 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan69 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence China66 in 100 of its 4,650 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Puerto Rico60 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 531 Delhi India109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Wuhan China77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1197 Toronto Canada66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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 readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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'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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: 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 a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGibraltar: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 237 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 290 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 9,894 stories · more than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice24% 5,920 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,536 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence10% 2,547 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 976 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 870 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 492 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 480 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 killed6,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,602 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,583 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured883 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations336 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting refugees233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about China and the US

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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