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16,851 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 Paris (France), illness in Tehran and refugees in Türkiye. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and China → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 66 in 100 of its 423 stories, usually 37
RegionSouth Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

France

214 of its 710 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 77 of Paris' 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Health

Iran

271 of its 453 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tehran accounted for 129 of Iran's 271 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

196 of its 310 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ireland

248 of its 935 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Road crashes were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts.

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

South Korea

278 of its 423 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Seoul accounted for 133 of South Korea's 278 stories about harm, carried by 454 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Switzerland

80 of its 178 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Italy

256 of its 587 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

479 of its 688 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kabul accounted for 345 of Afghanistan's 479 stories about harm, carried by 814 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

51 of its 80 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 6 of Hong Kong's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Russia

135 of its 487 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Nigeria (46 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Italy (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); accidents in Pakistan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in China (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 16,851 stories about harm among 65,982 counted on 29 Feb.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 1 September 2019. of the day's 65,982 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and the US.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria80 in 100 of its 264 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 688 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence South Korea66 in 100 of its 423 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Hong Kong64 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 53 · mostly health China64 in 100 of its 2,139 stories · usually 66 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 578 Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 892 Paris France77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Kabul Afghanistan31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 345 Jerusalem Israel23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'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'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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: 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'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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'sCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 more fearful 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'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier 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 grief-stricken 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'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer 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'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: 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 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'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 · 479 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 271 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 254 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 8,673 stories · much more than usual (usually 42%) Rights & justice18% 2,941 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence11% 1,856 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,582 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 644 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 390 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 377 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 186 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 killed4,930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,847 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting arrests1,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured866 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees315 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting evacuations260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill242 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions83 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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