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17,056 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 Minsk (Belarus), heavy rain in Australia and rights and justice in Pointe-A-Pierre drew the news. Hong Kong's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia → Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Australia → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPoland 36 in 100 of its 147 stories, usually 22
RegionOceania 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

Belarus

31 of its 96 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 14 of Minsk's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

479 of its 1,540 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Heavy rain was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts, drownings and cyclone. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Hong Kong

87 of its 139 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 961 of Ukraine's 1,986 stories about harm, carried by 1,009 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (276 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Road crashes were named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Germany

Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Canada

30 of Ottawa's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Displacement

Poland

53 of its 147 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Health

Indonesia

73 of its 137 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Germany (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in UK (61 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in India (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); extreme cold in Russia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in US (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 17,056 stories about harm among 76,178 counted on 28 Feb.

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Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 76,178 stories, below the usual 24. Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Germany's news. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 28 February 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Hong Kong63 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 56 · mostly displacement Indonesia53 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Malawi48 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Iraq45 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 685 Kyiv Ukraine188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 961 Washington US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 501 Ottawa Canada30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Petersburg Russia27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSouth Africa: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIran: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: 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'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 1,986 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 1,281 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 7,570 stories · less than usual (usually 50%) Rights & justice15% 2,552 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 2,272 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Disasters & accidents11% 1,834 stories · about as usual Displacement7% 1,123 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Food & livelihood3% 586 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 558 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 385 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 killed3,864 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,855 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting arrests1,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees511 at about three times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations380 at about three times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Australia Stories reporting people displaced194 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third of the usual rate · most about 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 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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