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9,583 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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Protests in Ottawa (Canada), violence in Kyiv and a disaster in Petropolis drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Greece →
Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostGreece 63 in 100 of its 169 stories, usually 30
RegionEurope 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Canada

443 of its 1,026 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ottawa accounted for 252 of Canada's 443 stories about harm, carried by 532 outlets. 236 of Ottawa's 252 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (187 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

Ukraine

373 of its 796 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kyiv accounted for 204 of Ukraine's 373 stories about harm, carried by 438 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

43 of its 101 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Petropolis accounted for 29 of Brazil's 43 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Greece

106 of its 169 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Igoumenitsa accounted for 71 of Greece's 106 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (30 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

277 of its 954 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

1,120 of its 3,123 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and flu.

its stories →
Rights & justice

France

106 of its 334 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Nigeria

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in Ireland (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (80 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); bird flu in US (33 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 9,583 stories about harm among 38,358 counted on 20 Feb.

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The news turned to Canada for the fourth day running. 25 in every 100 of the day's 38,358 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Greece. Ireland's news mentioned storms about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 20 February 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. This week the news turned most often to Canada, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Greece63 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Hong Kong55 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Ukraine47 in 100 of its 796 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia45 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 41 · mostly health Philippines44 in 100 of its 337 stories · usually 44 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ottawa Canada236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Washington US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Wellington New Zealand19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36 Moscow Russia18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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 readThailand: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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'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'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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'sGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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 readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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 few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● France about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 373 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Brazil few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 4,294 stories · much less than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice18% 1,711 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 1,278 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence11% 1,070 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 335 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 282 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 271 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 249 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 killed2,336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected821 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured542 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations172 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Greece Stories reporting refugees80 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions52 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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.

● 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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