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20,645 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 landslides in Colombia, violence in Nablus and rights and justice in Kabul. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 53 in 100 of its 103 stories, usually 28
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

55 of its 103 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Dosquebradas accounted for 37 of Colombia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Landslides were named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Dosquebradas stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

48 of its 80 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Nablus accounted for 29 of Palestine's 48 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
Health

Hong Kong

82 of its 139 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

32 of its 37 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Ikongo accounted for 15 of Madagascar's 32 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Plane crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 49 of Syria's 84 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

72 of its 135 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Sweden

61 of its 182 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Iceland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Tonga (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Ghana (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in UK (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in India (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 20,645 stories about harm among 91,831 counted on 9 Feb.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 4 August 2021. In Colombia's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Colombia for the second day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 91,831 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 26.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga91 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 88 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria66 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia63 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Palestine60 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada298 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Washington US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 774 Wellington New Zealand43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Chicago US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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'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: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFinland: 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: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readAlbania: 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: 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: 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: 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'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: 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'sSlovakia: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: 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 warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as fearful as 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'sCanada: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful 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 warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: 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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 128 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 11,423 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,802 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents9% 1,749 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence7% 1,456 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 654 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 597 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 497 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 272 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 killed4,201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured959 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions99 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations84 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting people displaced82 at about half the usual rate · most about Madagascar and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill28 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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