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15,612 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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A disaster in Tripoli, protests in Tunis (Tunisia) and people killed in Cameroon drew the news. Libya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLibya 79 in 100 of its 52 stories, usually 24
RegionCentral Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

41 of its 52 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tripoli accounted for 17 of Libya's 41 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

29 of its 55 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 9 of Tunis' 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Health

Cameroon

25 of its 36 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Ebola was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks and haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

43 of its 75 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kabul accounted for 25 of Afghanistan's 43 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Panama

44 of its 66 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Chiriqui accounted for 19 of Panama's 44 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

250 of its 442 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Cyclone was named in 195 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts, landslides and tsunami.

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Health

Equatorial Guinea

31 of its 34 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

256 of its 796 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Heavy rain was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

US

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (66 stories). Train derailment was named in 408 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (195 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Armenia (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); extreme cold in Syria (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in US (408 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (22 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 15,612 stories about harm among 79,086 counted on 15 Feb.

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Libya stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 79,086 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 15 February 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya79 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria68 in 100 of its 306 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Panama67 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 22 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Türkiye64 in 100 of its 672 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 516 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Beijing China27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Los Angeles US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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'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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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 readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR 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'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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer 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 fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 202 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Chile few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 12 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,588 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,719 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,001 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence10% 1,570 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 956 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 708 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 554 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 265 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 killed4,047 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,525 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations138 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting abductions85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Cameroon

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 softer 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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