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8,753 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 protests in Ottawa (Canada), violence in Baghdad and people killed in Barbados. Canada's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIraq 69 in 100 of its 118 stories, usually 46
RegionCentral Asia 60 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
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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Protests & strikes

Canada

482 of its 1,065 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Ottawa accounted for 261 of Canada's 482 stories about harm, carried by 686 outlets. 244 of Ottawa's 261 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Canada over 30 days → its stories → Ottawa stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

82 of its 118 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Baghdad accounted for 69 of Iraq's 82 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Health

Barbados

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

186 of its 531 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Kyiv accounted for 147 of Ukraine's 186 stories about harm, carried by 437 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

New Zealand

164 of its 352 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 42 of Wellington's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Cyclone was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

37 of its 65 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Jammu accounted for 29 of Kashmir's 37 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

19 of its 46 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 8 of Beirut's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Chile

8 of its 22 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 5 of Santiago's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

France

43 of Paris' 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (37 stories). 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: cyclone in New Zealand (48 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in China (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in UK (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 8,753 stories about harm among 38,987 counted on 13 Feb.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 4 August 2021. A year earlier, on 13 February 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. 22 in every 100 of the day's 38,987 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 25. In Canada, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Hong Kong, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq69 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir57 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia56 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 40 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Kabul Afghanistan49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Washington US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198 Paris France43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Wellington New Zealand42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: 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 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: 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'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier 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'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Iraq about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 203 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories a little warmer than the world's · 22 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 3,923 stories · much less than usual (usually 54%) Rights & justice22% 1,911 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence11% 948 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents10% 873 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 320 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 268 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 233 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 181 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 killed2,111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests918 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured422 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations53 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced50 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and South Korea

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
● 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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