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18,794 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 the earthquake in Indonesia, violence in Kyiv and people displaced in Bucharest. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 67 in 100 of its 223 stories, usually 39
RegionSoutheast Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

150 of its 223 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Sumatra accounted for 66 of Indonesia's 150 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Earthquake was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, landslides and volcanic eruption. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Sumatra stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

2,524 of its 6,148 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kyiv accounted for 1,604 of Ukraine's 2,524 stories about harm, carried by 1,302 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (159 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Displacement

Romania

51 of its 142 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Bucharest accounted for 30 of Romania's 51 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Azerbaijan

51 of its 106 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Khojaly accounted for 29 of Azerbaijan's 51 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (212 stories). Accidents were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 20 of Kashmir's 33 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 30 of Afghanistan's 68 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Polio was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

13 of its 31 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Health

Thailand

65 of its 148 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Afghanistan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Malaysia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Russia (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 18,794 stories about harm among 82,839 counted on 25 Feb.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 82,839 stories, below the usual 24. Refugees were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Indonesia stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Hong Kong70 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Indonesia67 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda50 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Azerbaijan48 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1604 Moscow Russia257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 699 Washington US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 444 Ottawa Canada66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Petersburg Russia22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: 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'sNiger: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: 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'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier 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 twice as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: 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 warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 2,524 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 1,439 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Jordan few stories a little warmer than the world's · 21 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 7,881 stories · much less than usual (usually 51%) Rights & justice17% 3,091 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,812 stories · much more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,916 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 945 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Food & livelihood5% 884 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 580 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 487 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 killed4,594 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,508 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,469 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees334 at about three times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people displaced246 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations200 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● Griefa little more than 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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