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8,497 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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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Sofia, protests in Tunis (Tunisia) and arrests in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBulgaria 65 in 100 of its 52 stories, usually 23
RegionSouth Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Bulgaria

34 of its 52 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Sofia accounted for 30 of Bulgaria's 34 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories → Sofia stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

40 of its 74 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Pakistan

278 of its 612 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Karachi accounted for 147 of Pakistan's 278 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

16 of its 23 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Malawi

14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Somalia

12 of its 13 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Suriname

6 of its 12 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Paramaribo's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: power cuts in New Zealand (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in US (290 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Syria (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in UK (11 of its stories, about 4 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 18 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 8,497 stories about harm among 41,607 counted on 18 Feb.

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Bulgaria stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 41,607 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Bulgaria. A year earlier, on 18 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 →

Syria71 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Bulgaria65 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Türkiye56 in 100 of its 434 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir54 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Iran51 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Karachi Pakistan38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Ottawa Canada30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Washington US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Arkabutla US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Missouri US18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28

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'sYemen: 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: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAksai 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 278 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 243 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 161 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 147 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 2,550 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,026 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,578 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,091 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 351 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 329 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 303 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 142 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 killed2,254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests916 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions88 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the UK Stories reporting people displaced86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations58 at about the usual rate

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 harsher 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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