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What the world's news said happened to people.
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24,288 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 violence in Khojaly, people killed in Papua New Guinea and arrests in Cameroon. Azerbaijan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIraq 76 in 100 of its 361 stories, usually 52
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

48 of its 85 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Khojaly accounted for 40 of Azerbaijan's 48 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Khojaly stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

24 of its 39 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Ethiopia

89 of its 144 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tigray accounted for 68 of Ethiopia's 89 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

273 of its 361 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Baghdad accounted for 92 of Iraq's 273 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

243 of its 488 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

100 of its 186 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

125 of its 285 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

26 of its 38 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 18 of Haiti's 26 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Spain (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in Israel (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in France (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); accidents in Russia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in UK (49 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 24,288 stories about harm among 96,743 counted on 26 Feb.

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Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and the US. of the day's 96,743 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. Spain's news mentioned outbreaks about 4 times as often as usual. Azerbaijan's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. On 27 February 2020, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar83 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Iraq76 in 100 of its 361 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea74 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Yemen73 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice North Korea64 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 884 Delhi India77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Washington US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Riyadh Saudi Arabia50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Yangon Myanmar46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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'sChad: 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'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBarbados: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: 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 fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice 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'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 226 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 273 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 243 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 12,773 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 4,631 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 2,285 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Disasters & accidents8% 2,032 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 867 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 862 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 402 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 229 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 killed5,877 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,662 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,571 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions473 at about three times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations58 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill29 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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