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22,958 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 protests in Novi Sanzhary (Ukraine), illness in Seoul and refugees in Germany. Germany's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 44 in 100 of its 310 stories, usually 11
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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

Ukraine

135 of its 310 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 59 of Novi Sanzhary's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Novi Sanzhary stories →
Health

South Korea

333 of its 716 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Seoul accounted for 198 of South Korea's 333 stories about harm, carried by 538 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (110 stories). Road crashes were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

363 of its 1,096 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

80 of its 233 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Iran

301 of its 515 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 190 of Iran's 301 stories about harm, carried by 459 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

57 of its 106 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tripoli accounted for 47 of Libya's 57 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

48 of its 81 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of refugees 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

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Train derailment was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Vietnam

124 of its 262 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

18 of its 35 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); dengue in Singapore (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in Kenya (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Australia (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Japan (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 21 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 22,958 stories about harm among 114,541 counted on 21 Feb.

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In Ukraine, 44% of the news was about people being harmed, where 11% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 114,541 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ukraine. In Indonesia's news, mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 21 February 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria74 in 100 of its 331 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence China63 in 100 of its 3,953 stories · usually 67 · mostly health South Sudan59 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan59 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 515 stories · usually 44 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 482 Bengaluru India89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Chicago US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Novi Sanzhary Ukraine59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 388

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'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'sNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLatvia: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than 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 angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAnguilla: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Afghanistan about twice as warm as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 246 stories about harm ● New Zealand about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 192 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as angry as the world's · 363 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 8,760 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 5,979 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,964 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,250 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 973 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 733 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 574 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 381 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 killed6,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations462 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill108 at about half the usual rate · most about China and Japan

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
● 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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