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What the world's news said happened to people.
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6,993 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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Rights and justice in Sofia, violence in Damascus and volcanic eruption in the Philippines drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 60 in 100 of its 52 stories, usually 36
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Bulgaria

22 of its 45 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Sofia accounted for 17 of Bulgaria's 22 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 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

Syria

207 of its 259 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Damascus accounted for 141 of Syria's 207 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

107 of its 329 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Russia

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Natural hazards were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

31 of its 52 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Addis Ababa accounted for 21 of Ethiopia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

122 of its 326 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Mexico

31 of its 103 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Respiratory illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Singapore

15 of its 54 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Mexico (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in New Zealand (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Russia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Australia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Canada (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 6,993 stories about harm among 34,324 counted on 19 Feb.

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Mentions of respiratory illness ran more than ten times their usual in Mexico's news. of the day's 34,324 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Bulgaria for the third day running. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. This week the news turned most often to Tunisia, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria80 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye70 in 100 of its 357 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia60 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Iran43 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 Tehran Iran15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33 Karachi Pakistan14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Los Angeles US13 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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 readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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 readUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 207 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 251 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 1,976 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice22% 1,537 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 1,390 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence15% 1,005 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 380 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 254 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 246 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 99 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 killed1,966 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected777 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured585 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions119 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees110 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced58 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations48 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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