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20,116 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 news turned to protests in Ottawa (Canada), illness in Lilongwe and a disaster in Petropolis. Brazil's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Greece and Portugal →
Part of lifeHealth 48 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostGreece 54 in 100 of its 269 stories, usually 28
RegionEurope 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

1,027 of its 2,426 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 414 of Ottawa's 465 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 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

Malawi

80 of its 120 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Lilongwe accounted for 45 of Malawi's 80 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Polio was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Malawi over 30 days → its stories → Lilongwe stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

90 of its 197 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Petropolis accounted for 66 of Brazil's 90 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Petropolis stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

49 of its 71 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Greece

146 of its 269 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Igoumenitsa accounted for 94 of Greece's 146 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

286 of its 835 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Belgium

52 of its 139 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Brussels accounted for 43 of Belgium's 52 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

469 of its 1,954 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

India

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (81 stories). Flu was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with bird flu. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

76 of its 166 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in UK (371 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (29 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (47 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Egypt (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in South Africa (22 of its stories, about 9 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 18 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 20,116 stories about harm among 82,370 counted on 18 Feb.

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Mentions of the polio ran more than ten times their usual in Malawi's news. of the day's 82,370 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Greece and Portugal. It was the second day running that the news turned to Canada. A year earlier, on 18 February 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali69 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Malawi67 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 36 · mostly health Ethiopia59 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 53 · mostly displacement Hong Kong58 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Greece54 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada414 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465 Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 619 Moscow Russia41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Wellington New Zealand32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier 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'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier 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'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'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 twice as angry 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

● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 286 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 469 stories about harm ● Malawi about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● South Africa about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 267 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health48% 9,540 stories · much less than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice19% 3,776 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,769 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence8% 1,584 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 720 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 575 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 535 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 425 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 killed3,753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,636 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured939 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations218 at about twice the usual rate · most about Greece and Portugal Stories reporting refugees144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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