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15,539 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 evacuations in Türkiye, protests in Jammu (Kashmir) and people displaced in Somalia. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 73 in 100 of its 1,478 stories, usually 53
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

1,083 of its 1,478 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Hypothermia was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kashmir

43 of its 82 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jammu accounted for 25 of Kashmir's 43 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. 13 of Jammu's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

36 of its 44 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. It drew 15 stories, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Syria

420 of its 548 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Aleppo accounted for 103 of Syria's 420 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

14 of its 29 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

23 of its 61 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

9 of its 18 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 4 of Algiers' 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

269 of its 944 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Peru (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Brazil (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Spain (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Syria (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 15,539 stories about harm among 79,704 counted on 8 Feb.

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On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 79,704 stories, as usual. On 8 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today. In Türkiye, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria77 in 100 of its 548 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Türkiye73 in 100 of its 1,478 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine65 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir52 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Peru52 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 737 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Beijing China30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Jerusalem Israel20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 New York US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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 Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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'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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 227 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 420 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,083 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 36 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,650 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Disasters & accidents23% 3,486 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice23% 3,474 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,340 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood6% 936 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 570 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 543 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 295 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 killed4,182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees242 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting people displaced206 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting evacuations105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about Mexico 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 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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