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20,436 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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Violence in Idlib, the avalanche in Austria and the cyclone in Madagascar drew the news. Syria'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.

Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostAustria 56 in 100 of its 114 stories, usually 33
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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

Syria

185 of its 218 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Idlib accounted for 90 of Syria's 185 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Health

Austria

64 of its 114 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Avalanche was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Austria over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

28 of its 32 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cyclone was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

412 of its 1,122 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (15 stories). Oil spill was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 82 of Afghanistan's 125 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

DR Congo

12 of its 15 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Ituri accounted for 10 of the DR Congo's 12 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

48 of its 78 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Malawi

44 of its 87 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Health

Sri Lanka

64 of its 149 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Colombo accounted for 44 of Sri Lanka's 64 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets.

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Health

Nepal

25 of its 46 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kathmandu accounted for 16 of Nepal's 25 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Tonga (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Netherlands (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Ethiopia (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Malawi (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (26 of its stories, about 7 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 4 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 20,436 stories about harm among 84,785 counted on 4 Feb.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Syria. Madagascar's news mentioned the cyclone about 4 times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 84,785 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 27. In Syria, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 69% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria85 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq62 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Austria56 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 33 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Washington US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 751 Chicago US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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'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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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 readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: 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'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'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: 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'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'sBermuda: 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

● Syria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Iran few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 10,348 stories · much less than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice18% 3,692 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,611 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,503 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 819 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 518 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 498 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 260 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 killed4,376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,507 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured843 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations128 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions116 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Argentina

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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