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22,429 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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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Port-au-Prince, violence in Pulwama and illness in Pyongyang. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 73 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 35
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

51 of its 70 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 44 of Haiti's 51 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

119 of its 215 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Pulwama accounted for 75 of Kashmir's 119 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Mali

40 of its 49 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

98 of its 214 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Illness was named in 30 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.

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Health

Cambodia

56 of its 119 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

47 of its 71 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Singapore

158 of its 317 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Honduras

23 of its 36 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Bangladesh (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Ireland (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Egypt (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (168 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Zimbabwe (11 of its stories, about three 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 14 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 22,429 stories about harm among 113,073 counted on 14 Feb.

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Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Ireland's news. of the day's 113,073 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Haiti stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. A year earlier, on 14 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 →

Syria74 in 100 of its 305 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti73 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan66 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence China64 in 100 of its 4,257 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Yemen64 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 545 Delhi India60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Chicago US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Toronto Canada41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Wuhan China41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 878

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCuba: 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'sCongo: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: 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 twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 225 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 269 stories about harm ● Cambodia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 116 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 8,790 stories · more than usual (usually 37%) Rights & justice24% 5,342 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,028 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 2,378 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,016 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 668 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 405 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 370 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 killed6,119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,296 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured796 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations207 at about half the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people displaced173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees155 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions119 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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
● Griefabout as 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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