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14,543 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 illness in Beirut, violence in Jerusalem and protests in Ankara (Türkiye). Türkiye's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 51 in 100 of its 140 stories, usually 31
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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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Health

Lebanon

51 of its 74 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Beirut accounted for 37 of Lebanon's 51 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

135 of its 252 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 89 of Israel's 135 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

61 of its 135 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 8 of Ankara's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Saudi Arabia

71 of its 140 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice 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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

77 of its 111 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 43 of Afghanistan's 77 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Russia

182 of its 389 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Moscow accounted for 115 of Russia's 182 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

108 of its 169 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Yangon accounted for 87 of Myanmar's 108 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. 82 of Yangon's 87 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Chad

12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 5 of Ndjamena's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Australia

21 of Melbourne's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms and drownings.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Australia (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Ireland (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in UK (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Canada (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hypothermia in US (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 14,543 stories about harm among 54,257 counted on 6 Feb.

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In the British Virgin Islands' news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 7 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 54,257 stories, as usual. On 7 February 2020, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 27 today. In Lebanon, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia70 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon69 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Myanmar64 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 788 Delhi India230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 346 Yangon Myanmar82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Moscow Russia44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Chicago US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'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 readNamibia: 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 readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLibya: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 about one and a half times as angry as 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Poland few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 7,505 stories · less than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice22% 3,094 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,466 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,193 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 570 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 242 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 158 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 155 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 killed3,840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected937 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured784 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced83 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting abductions61 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations31 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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