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28,080 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 people displaced in Ankara, illness in Seoul and protests in Riga (Latvia). Türkiye'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 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 63 in 100 of its 591 stories, usually 39
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

370 of its 591 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Ankara accounted for 178 of Türkiye's 370 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

South Korea

412 of its 715 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Seoul accounted for 207 of South Korea's 412 stories about harm, carried by 422 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with storms.

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

India

1,632 of its 5,452 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (395 stories).

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

Switzerland

190 of its 494 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Geneva accounted for 145 of Switzerland's 190 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Iran

336 of its 506 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tehran accounted for 175 of Iran's 336 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Italy

514 of its 1,124 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tuberculosis.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

476 of its 554 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Idlib accounted for 412 of Syria's 476 stories about harm, carried by 557 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

US

8,426 of its 34,211 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Ebola was named in 271 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Health

Lithuania

25 of its 54 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in New Zealand (60 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Nigeria (102 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Italy (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in South Africa (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 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 28,080 stories about harm among 116,055 counted on 28 Feb.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 2 September 2019. Mentions of Ebola ran about 9 times their usual in Nigeria's news. of the day's 116,055 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. A year earlier, on 28 February 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria86 in 100 of its 554 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Iran66 in 100 of its 506 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Hong Kong65 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Türkiye63 in 100 of its 591 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence China61 in 100 of its 4,505 stories · usually 67 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India421 stories about protests or strikes, of its 934 Washington US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1161 Paris France60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Idlib Syria59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 412 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'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'sNigeria: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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'sEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'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'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'sBurkina Faso: 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: 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'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 readArgentina: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMicronesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer 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'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 a little more fearful 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 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 · 476 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 370 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 336 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 310 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 14,656 stories · much more than usual (usually 42%) Rights & justice19% 5,177 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents10% 2,694 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence9% 2,571 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,024 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 672 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 665 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 309 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 killed7,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,373 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees456 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting people displaced284 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations253 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill218 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions101 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iran

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
● Griefa little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.