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What the world's news said happened to people.
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12,380 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 protests in Yangon (Myanmar), refugees in Yemen and rights and justice in Tigray. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMyanmar 93 in 100 of its 260 stories, usually 71
RegionCentral Asia 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

242 of its 260 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Yangon accounted for 179 of Myanmar's 242 stories about harm, carried by 401 outlets. 176 of Yangon's 179 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (126 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

33 of its 39 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

48 of its 63 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tigray accounted for 43 of Ethiopia's 48 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Saudi Arabia

138 of its 288 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Riyadh accounted for 83 of Saudi Arabia's 138 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

53 of its 108 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 24 of Sam Cheung's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (37 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

11 of its 16 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 6 of Almaty's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Chad

8 of its 17 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 3 of Ndjamena's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

15 of Barcelona's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Thailand

88 of its 152 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bangkok accounted for 74 of Thailand's 88 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Italy (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Israel (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in UK (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in US (52 of its stories, about 7 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 28 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 12,380 stories about harm among 44,218 counted on 28 Feb.

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The news turned to Myanmar for the third day running. 28 in every 100 of the day's 44,218 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and the US. Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Yemen's news. This week the news turned most often to Myanmar, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar93 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia76 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Iraq69 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand58 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 37 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Yangon Myanmar176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 591 Dublin Ireland58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Delhi India38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Dawei Myanmar24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 readTurkmenistan: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'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: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as fearful as the world's · 242 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 6,453 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 2,479 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,176 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,111 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 426 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 281 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 185 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 151 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 killed3,605 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,186 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Myanmar Stories reporting people affected812 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured753 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Myanmar Stories reporting abductions221 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced89 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting refugees89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations42 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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
● Griefa little more than 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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