Bulgaria
40 of its 69 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Sofia accounted for 33 of Bulgaria's 40 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories).
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The news turned to a disaster in Sofia, rights and justice in Tunis and the drought in Kenya. Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostBulgaria
58 in 100 of its 69 stories, usually 19
RegionCentral Asia
29 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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 →Tunisia
16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tunis accounted for 11 of Tunisia's 16 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Kenya
60 of its 193 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Drought was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Iran
Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 69 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 31 of Tehran's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
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Singapore
29 of its 124 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
New Zealand
166 of its 341 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Bangladesh
54 of its 127 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
Somalia
26 of its 30 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
Slovenia
6 of its 10 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
Rwanda
26 of its 45 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Brazil (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in US (451 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in UK (46 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
20 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 19; 20 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 14,764 stories about harm among 74,071 counted on 17 Feb.
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In Bulgaria, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 74,071 stories, as usual. Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Brazil's news. On 17 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 20 today.
- 20 in every 100 of the day's 74,071 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
- Bulgaria: 40 of its 69 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%.
- Tunisia: 16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%.
- Kenya: 60 of its 193 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
- Iran: Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 69 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets.
- Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Brazil's news.
- Mentions of the drought ran about three times their usual in Kenya's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- A year earlier, on 17 February 2022, 24 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 →
Syria75 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Türkiye68 in 100 of its 508 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Bulgaria58 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents Malawi49 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 37 · mostly health New Zealand49 in 100 of its 341 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidentsCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Memphis US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Tehran Iran31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Ottawa Canada30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67Stories, not people.
Where it happened
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Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● East Palestine US accidents & disasters · 341 stories, 380 outlets ● Antakya Türkiye accidents & disasters · 92 stories, 223 outlets ● Karachi Pakistan attacks & violence · 83 stories, 155 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 78 stories, 152 outlets ● North Island New Zealand accidents & disasters · 36 stories, 117 outlets ● Kahramanmaras Türkiye accidents & disasters · 37 stories, 98 outlets ● Gila Wilderness US accidents & disasters · 25 stories, 83 outlets ● Sofia Bulgaria accidents & disasters · 33 stories, 124 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health34% 4,879 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,483 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,745 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,357 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood5% 760 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 553 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 536 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 228 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed3,492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the USStories 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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