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23,231 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 violence in Copenhagen and Sanaa and protests in Aung Hlaing (Myanmar). Denmark's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 42 in 100 of its 115 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Rights & justice

Denmark

48 of its 115 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Copenhagen accounted for 29 of Denmark's 48 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

88 of its 111 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Sanaa accounted for 36 of Yemen's 88 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Illness was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

110 of its 160 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Aung Hlaing accounted for 44 of Myanmar's 110 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. 36 of Aung Hlaing's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Aung Hlaing stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

63 of its 154 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 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.

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Protests & strikes

Austria

10 of Vienna's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Displacement

Cameroon

17 of its 45 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Rwanda

28 of its 47 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Switzerland

52 of its 165 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 11 of Geneva's 22 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Nepal

Kathmandu accounted for 21 of Nepal's 31 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. 14 of Kathmandu's 21 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Australia (122 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Austria (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Egypt (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in Türkiye (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (21 of its stories, about three times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 23,231 stories about harm among 92,875 counted on 12 Feb.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Denmark. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 92,875 stories, below the usual 26. Mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual in Australia's news. A year earlier, on 13 February 2020, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Denmark stood out: 42% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen79 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar69 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda48 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Iraq47 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US524 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1414 Delhi India80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Moscow Russia62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Chicago US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Lagos Nigeria43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 readSão 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'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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'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: 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'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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 twice as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: 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 grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: 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 warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 63 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 12,287 stories · less than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice20% 4,593 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,661 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence7% 1,581 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 775 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 467 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 354 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 292 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 killed5,698 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,750 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations48 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill25 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
● 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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