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15,726 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 tsunami in Japan, violence in Mogadishu and protests in Lagos (Nigeria) drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 49 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostJapan 36 in 100 of its 575 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

205 of its 575 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Tokyo accounted for 142 of Japan's 205 stories about harm, carried by 348 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (21 stories). Tsunami was named in 125 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

35 of its 45 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mogadishu accounted for 32 of Somalia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

411 of its 899 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 91 of Lagos' 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Lagos stories →
Health

Cyprus

16 of its 24 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

66 of its 85 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Yangon accounted for 32 of Myanmar's 66 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. 28 of Yangon's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Singapore

45 of its 98 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Armenia

31 of its 60 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Yerevan accounted for 25 of Armenia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

105 of its 138 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

57 of its 67 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

55 of its 106 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Yemen (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Singapore (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in UK (96 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Ireland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 15,726 stories about harm among 56,924 counted on 13 Feb.

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Japan's news mentioned the tsunami more than ten times as often as usual. 28 in every 100 of the day's 56,924 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. In Japan, 36% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. On 14 February 2020, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 28 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar78 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia60 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria58 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US502 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1025 Lagos Nigeria91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Delhi India87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Big Bend US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Philadelphia US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110

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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: 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'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: 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'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Syria few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as angry as the world's · 411 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health49% 7,687 stories · much less than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice20% 3,089 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,246 stories · much more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence8% 1,190 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 571 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 383 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 262 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 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 killed4,453 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured899 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees130 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting abductions95 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations49 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 much harsher 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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