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21,721 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 news turned to violence in Bissau, landslides in Ecuador and people displaced in the DR Congo. the DR Congo's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGuinea-Bissau 42 in 100 of its 95 stories, usually 16
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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Conflict & violence

Guinea-Bissau

40 of its 95 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Bissau accounted for 40 of Guinea-Bissau's 40 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Guinea-Bissau over 30 days → its stories → Bissau stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

32 of its 64 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Quito accounted for 29 of Ecuador's 32 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Landslides were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with heavy rain.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Displacement

DR Congo

25 of its 29 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

DR Congo over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Displacement

Congo

27 of its 34 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). 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.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

96 of its 212 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 89 of Afghanistan's 141 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Cyclone was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Guinea

14 of its 38 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Panama

19 of its 36 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Tonga (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Madagascar (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in North Korea (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in US (859 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Zimbabwe (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 21,721 stories about harm among 90,248 counted on 2 Feb.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 19 November 2021. Guinea-Bissau's news was 42% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. In Tonga's news, mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 90,248 stories, below the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga87 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 88 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria70 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen62 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Denmark54 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Iraq54 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Washington US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 751 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Chicago US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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 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'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 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'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: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readEstonia: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTonga: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'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'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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-Bissau: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier 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 grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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 about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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 about three times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● DR Congo few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 26 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 11,302 stories · less than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice17% 3,665 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,957 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence7% 1,435 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 713 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 612 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 548 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 315 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 killed4,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured800 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions152 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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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