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12,153 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 the avalanche in Austria, a disaster in Jammu and storms in Madagascar. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostAustria 66 in 100 of its 83 stories, usually 34
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Health

Austria

55 of its 83 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Vienna accounted for 28 of Austria's 55 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Avalanche was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

82 of its 123 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jammu accounted for 34 of Kashmir's 82 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 72 of Afghanistan's 110 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Illness was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Nepal

22 of its 32 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Mexico

83 of its 216 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Flu was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Health

Sri Lanka

44 of its 96 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Colombo accounted for 29 of Sri Lanka's 44 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

18 of its 20 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

55 of its 65 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Morocco (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (31 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in Spain (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in Mexico (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 12,153 stories about harm among 48,672 counted on 5 Feb.

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Morocco's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 25 in every 100 of the day's 48,672 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. For the second day running, the news turned to Austria. Austria stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. On 5 February 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria85 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir67 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Austria66 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 34 · mostly health Ethiopia61 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Washington US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 427 Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Minneapolis US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

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 readUzbekistan: 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'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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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 readLebanon: 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: 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'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful 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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Italy few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Nepal few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 22 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 6,091 stories · much less than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice20% 2,378 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,515 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 999 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 375 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 305 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 232 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 157 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 killed3,011 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests865 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected856 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions66 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations48 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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.

● Angera little more than 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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