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19,670 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Ottawa (Canada), people displaced in Somalia and people affected in Spain. Syria's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCambodia 52 in 100 of its 103 stories, usually 39
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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Protests & strikes

Canada

1,060 of its 2,527 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 338 of Ottawa's 401 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Natural hazards were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Canada over 30 days → its stories → Ottawa stories →
Health

Somalia

29 of its 35 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

128 of its 453 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (58 stories). Hypothermia was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Taiwan

52 of its 131 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Taipei accounted for 29 of Taiwan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Tunisia

27 of its 47 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tunis accounted for 19 of Tunisia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Ethiopia

52 of its 84 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 28 of Ethiopia's 52 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 16 of Sudan's 23 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. 14 of Khartoum's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Senegal

12 of its 32 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Cambodia

54 of its 103 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in UK (69 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in India (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in US (44 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 19,670 stories about harm among 84,756 counted on 15 Feb.

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Mentions of the hunger ran about 5 times their usual in Somalia's news. of the day's 84,756 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 25. On 15 February 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 23 today. Canada's news was 42% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria69 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 267 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong59 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Cambodia52 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 39 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada338 stories about protests or strikes, of its 401 Washington US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 595 Quebec Canada49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Delhi India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Jerusalem Israel40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 32 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 60 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 46 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vanuatu: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 35 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 32 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 57 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tonga: 94 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 36 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Taiwan: 40 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 69 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 783 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 83 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Solomon Islands: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)St. Lucia: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 40 in 100 of its 676 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 37 in 100 of its 555 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nicaragua: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)New Zealand: 34 in 100 of its 489 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mauritius: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 40 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Madagascar: 61 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Laos: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 523 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 49 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 35 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guinea-Bissau: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ghana: 32 in 100 of its 489 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 37 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 62 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 36 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Côte d’Ivoire: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 59 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Canada: 42 in 100 of its 2,527 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 52 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 61 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liechtenstein: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 61 in 100 of its 267 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 69 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 59 in 100 of its 132 stories · mostly health ● Ethiopia 62 in 100 of its 84 stories · mostly health ● Indonesia 49 in 100 of its 190 stories · mostly health ● Cambodia 52 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 10,228 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,685 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,925 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,522 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 706 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 603 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 525 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 266 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 killed3,976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,627 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,326 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions84 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill5 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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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