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21,870 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 Oslo, illness in Copenhagen and heavy rain in Ecuador. Israel's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 74 in 100 of its 317 stories, usually 35
RegionSoutheast Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Norway

65 of its 144 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Oslo accounted for 34 of Norway's 65 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

23 of its 55 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Guinea-Bissau

25 of its 68 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Bissau accounted for 25 of Guinea-Bissau's 25 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

Australia

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Measles was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and rubella. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Bahrain

20 of its 57 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Sri Lanka

48 of its 106 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Health

Italy

128 of its 476 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Haiti (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Palestine (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Brazil (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); train derailment in Australia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 21,870 stories about harm among 89,476 counted on 1 Feb.

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In Denmark's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 89,476 stories, below the usual 27. Norway's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. A year earlier, on 1 February 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. Over January, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 in January 2021.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Denmark74 in 100 of its 317 stories · usually 35 · mostly health Myanmar68 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Syria62 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen60 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 769 Jerusalem Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Kabul Afghanistan30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Mumbai India27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: 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 grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful 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'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 · 184 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 11,893 stories · less than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice17% 3,772 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,481 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,361 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 706 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 623 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 547 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 301 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 killed4,383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,462 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured848 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 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 softer 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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